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6 cantons are still under red alert

November 28, 2016 by Staff News Writer

According to the update of the authorities at 6:00 a.m., 6 cantons remain under red alert and strict surveillance by the authorities, due to the effects of Hurricane Otto. Upala, Los chiles, Guatuso, Bacages, Golfito and Corredores are still on red alert. This Monday, the Government announced that attention operations are headed to the towns […]

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The faces of the heroes behind Hurricane Otto

November 28, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Hurricane Otto left devastating figures in Costa Rica. Ten people died, the number of missing people is still unknown, and about 3,419 people now live in 30 shelters throughout the territory. In addition, structural damage to buildings and roads were quantified in 2,778 kilometers and around 7,188 million colones. But behind these numbers there are […]

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Possible agreement in OPEC might be good for them and bad for us

November 28, 2016 by Staff News Writer

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) will try to seal a deal in Vienna to limit their production and thus stabilize oil prices. It would be the first agreement in eight years to achieve a reduction in production. The 14 members of OPEC have been negotiating for weeks to establish quotas of extraction by […]

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Solís: “three quarters of the population live in places where they should not be”

November 28, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Could Otto’s consequences in Upala have been avoided? A Report of the National University three years ago warned about the risk of flooding for this populations. When asked about the issue, President Luis Guillermo Solís, accepted he knew about the report, but adds that there are many studies of poor urban planning in the country.” […]

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The Government will request more resources to address the emergency caused by Otto

November 28, 2016 by Staff News Writer

President Luis Guillermo Solís declared that legislators are willing to give to the government more resources to address the emergency caused by Otto. The congressmen from the Legislative Committee on Financial Affairs held talks with the president or the vice presidents to evaluate this possibility and show their support. Solis informed that the goal is […]

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President Solís visited victims of fire in León XIII

November 28, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Amid the work of analysis and evaluation of emergency in Upala and Bagaces, President Luis Guillermo Solís went to visit the victims of the fire in León XIII. Solís and the First Lady, Mercedes Peñas, went together to give them a message of support due to the tragedy that claimed the lives of four people. […]

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