The Fiscal Control Police (PCF) raided 2 places under the suspicion of liquour adulteration. Irving Malespín, director of PCF stated that the businesses were located in Turrúcares in Alajuela and in Curridabat. According to the investigation, these people could be involved in the adulteration of liquor with the use of ethanol as a product,” said […]
Archives for October 2016
Foreign Ministry avoids comments on Costa Rica’s ambassador to Venezuela
On October 27th the Foreign Ministry didn’t answer any questions regarding the process followed by the Government of Costa Rica to appoint a new ambassador to Venezuela. The Diplomatic mission of Costa Rica in Caracas has 19 months without an ambassador since the Executive dismissed Federico Picado on March 25th 2015. The embassy has been […]
Trailer drivers are threatening to block the borders
The union of trailer drivers made a protest in the streets on July 29th, demanding the streamlining of the customs’ procedures, the improvement of the road system and the services at the country’s borders, among other things, and now they have announced that they will block the border and the roads next month. Marco Murcia, […]
The Children’s Museum will be filled with Christmas’ lights on December 1st
Christmas will arrive on December 1st, with the traditional lighting of the Children’s Museum façade. For the 2016 edition, the main show starts at 6:30 p.m., although previous activities will start from 2:30 p.m., with different attractions and entertainments, all under proper safety measures and control, so that thousands of families enjoy the activities. The […]
According to the WHO, if you are single, you are infertile… and it is good news!
The World Health Organization’s decision of redifining single people as “infertile” has not been well-received, despite the good intentions behind the concept. David Adamson, one of the authors of the new WHO definitions, declared that the definition of infertility has changed to include the rights of all individuals to raise a family, even if they […]
The Ministry of Healh has punished 719 establishments for having mosquito, breeding sites
So far this year, the Ministry of Health has issued 719 health orders to different establishments for misusing their wastes. The sites were punished because mosquito breeding sites were found, which increases the risk of the spread of diseases such as zika, dengue and chikungunya. These diseases has affected more than 23,000 people across the […]