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Government will evacuate prisons and hospitals within the red alert zones

November 23, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Approximately 1,000 inmates from prisons located in the Caribbean and the Northern Zone would be evacuated due to the possibility of the arrival of Hurricane Otto in Costa Rica. At first, it was considered to evacuate just Limón’s prisons, however, after the red alert declaration in places like San Carlos, Guatuso, Sarapiquí, Los Chiles and […]

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How do hurricanes get their names?

November 23, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Hurricanes are named to make it easier for people to identify them, as scientific terms are difficult to pronounce and remember. Hurricanes used to be named after Saints, but in the 50’s it was decided to give them women’s names. However, due a strong criticism in 1979, the World Meteorological Organization and the United States […]

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Otto became a hurricane!

November 23, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Otto became the seventh hurricane of the season and is directing its passage towards the Caribbean coast between Costa Rica and Nicaragua. This was reported on November 22nd by the National Hurricane Center of the United States (CNH), a scientific entity dedicated to monitoring these phenomena. Otto would increase its influence in the country with […]

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Babies infected with Zika can develop microcephaly after being born

November 23, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Some babies infected with the zika virus are apparently born normal but then, as they develop, they have a smaller head than the regular size, called microcephaly. The United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) studied 13 cases of infants from Brazil, whose mothers had zika during their pregnancy. Of these, 11 later […]

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Hurricane Otto is news worldwide

November 23, 2016 by Staff News Writer

International media is following the threat of Hurricane Otto on Costa Rica. Prestigious international media are covering this natural phenomenon went from a tropical storm to hurricane on Tuesday afternoon. National authorities expect Otto’s impact in the area of Calero Island and Bluefields in Nicaragua on Thursday. With this background, the international press has reported […]

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“El Capo de Honduras” was arrested

November 23, 2016 by Staff News Writer

National authorities from the Drug Control Police (PCD) and the Directorate of National Intelligence and Security (DIS) arrested a man known as “El Capo de Honduras” (The Boss of Honduras). The suspect, surnamed Blanco, entered the country through Limón a month ago and he was followed by the police during 2 weeks. The reports revealed […]

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