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Archives for November 18, 2016

First case of microcephaly by Zika in the country

November 18, 2016 by Staff News Writer

The Ministry of Health confirmed on Wednesday the first autochthonous case of microcephaly by Zika. The boy from an ethnic minority from Guácimo de Limón was born 20 days ago at the Calderón Guardia Hospital,” said Rodrigo Marín, from the vector control department of the ministry. The most interesting aspect of the case is that […]

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Solís will not take part in Donald Trump’s inaugural ceremony

November 18, 2016 by Staff News Writer

On January 20th, Donald Trump will assume the presidency of the United States from Barack Obama hands. In the activity, Costa Rican President Luis Guillermo Solís will not be present. In the American nation is not a tradition to invite the presidents of different countries to participate in the event. This has been the tradition […]

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Rains to rise in Pacific and Caribbean in next few days

November 18, 2016 by Staff News Writer

The National Meteorological Institute (IMN) announced that a cold front and low pressure system will affect the country in the coming days. This will cause an increase in rainfall in areas of the South Pacific and the Caribbean as this low pressure system and the fourth cold front of the season directly affects the country. […]

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Is it safe to play in the water jets in Plaza de la Cultura?

November 18, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Since the opening of Plaza de la Cultura in San José, the children are jumping and enjoying the jets of water that flow from it. By this time of the week, 4 days after the opening, parents even take clothes an towels to change the little ones when they finish playing. But how clean is […]

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Public Force found 10 kilos of cocaine inside a house

November 18, 2016 by Staff News Writer

After the Public Force received confidential information on a home that was open in the sector Mercedes Norte in Heredia, officials were present at the scene and entered the property. As reported by Carlos Hidalgo, spokesman of the Ministry of Public Security, in the place there was a room with about 10 kilos of what […]

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Congress to limit permits for legislators due to repeated lack of quorum

November 18, 2016 by Staff News Writer

The president of the Legislative Assembly, Antonio Álvarez, announced that he will limit the number of permits granted to Legislators to skip a session, after the third time within two weeks that the plenary could not hold a meeting due to a lack of quorum. Álvarez said he will reduce the number of authorizations from […]

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