The National Hurricane Center (NHC) announed on October 6th that tropical Storm Nicole turned into a hurricane. It also stated that the costs of Bermuda will suffer the impact of the waves. Nicole brings winds up to 130 mph and could slightly strengthen in the next 24 hours, but according to the bulletin released on […]
Archives for October 2016
Mechanical failures take their toll on Cartago-San José train
On Thrusday, INCOFER (Instituto Costarricense de Ferrocarriles) suspended three train services between Cartago and San José due to mechanical equipment problems. As confirmed by the institute, at first the canceled trips were Cartago-San José at 7:00 a.m., San José-Cartago at 8:05 a.m. and Cartago-San José, at 9:00 a.m. However, at about 7:46 a.m. INCOFER reported […]
Limón Carnival was cancelled because “it is waste of money”
The Municipality of Limón decided not to celebrate the traditional carnivals for the second year in a row due to losses of money in the previous years. Vice president of the City Council of the province Jorge Calvo said that they made the decision because the city has not recovered yet from the loss of more […]
Airlines are increasing in the country
The country has been attracting airlines, especially from priority markets. From January to September, the country registered 445,829 airplane seats available, representing an increase of 18.3%. Juan Santamaría International Airport accounted for 80% of the seats. The greatest growth took place in Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport, since an increase of 57% was reported. As for international […]
Training to better serve snakebite victims
Despite being a problem that has decreased in the country, men and children are still the main victims of snake bites in Costa Rica. Data on the country indicates that there are more cases in the south. Men are in the highest risk group, because of their activities related to agricultural work, but 32% of […]
Police and citizens from La Cruz de Guanacaste are working together to face crime
Residents from La Cruz de Guanacaste created the Committee for Community Safety in Irving, a quarte of this area. They were prepared by officers from the Preventive Programs of the security forces. This training strengthens Police-Community relationships in order to prevent crime. In the first six months of this year, the security forces in Guanacaste […]