The International Day of Rural Women will be celebrated on October 15th and 16th, with activities in the central warehouse CoopeTarrazú in San Juan de San Marcos Tarrazú. People will be able to visit the different stands from 8 a.m. The official opening ceremony will be on Saturday at 9 a.m. At 10:30 a.m. the […]
Archives for October 2016
Magic realism comes back to Cartago
One hundred new works by painter Rafa Fernández are exhibited in the Municipal Museum of Cartago, which is one of the largest exhibitions of the artist. The exhibition is called Imaginario and you can admire it from Tuesdays to Sundays from 9 am to 4 pm. It is free. Rafael Fernández has won Aquileo Echeverría […]
Fire in liquor store in San José
The Fire Department is dealing with a fire at a liquor store located on the east side of the Central Bank in San José. According to an official of the Central Communications of the entity, only 30 square meters of the 200-square-meterstructure has been affected and there are no victims. The report of the emergency […]
It is time to prevent testicular cancer!
According to the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS), only 22 out of 100 men say that they have performed testicular self-examination; however, those 22 men also admit that they don´t do it every month, as is recommended. In the country 8 new cases are detected and one death is reported from this cause each […]
5-year-old traveled alone by bus from Limón
At about 9:00 a.m. on October 13th the Public Force of San José took care of a report of a 5-year-old girl who was traveling alone on a bus from Limón. The Press Office of the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) indicated that according to the bus driver the minor said someone was waiting for […]
Trade will create 9,000 temporary jobs at Christmas
In November the trade sector will temporarily employ about 9,000 people, in order to have adequate staff to meet the higher demand for Black Friday, Christmas and New Year. In addition, the sector anticipates an increase in sales and more investment in security so that people can benefit from the offers with ease. According to […]