Archives for December 19, 2016

This week the Costa Rican government will assume the pro tempore presidency of the Central American Integration System (SICA) for a period of six months. Nicaragua will hand over the presidency to Costa Rica. The government announced that the vice president, Helio Fallas, and the deputy foreign minister, Alejandro Solano, will go to Managua on […]

2016 will be remembered as one of the years with the largest number of fires in the country. So far this year has exceeded the figures for 2015, adding up 1.017 major losses. The last victim was an elderly man who lost his life when a fire to cook tamales burned a cellar with wood […]

A few days before the end of the year, the administration of President Luis Guillermo Solís is strengthened by their work during the emergency caused by Hurricane Otto. Various sectors praised the work led by the President to avoid a major disaster. However, 2016 has also been a year of questions from several sectors, mainly […]

This week starts with a considerable increase in the trade winds. These conditions are due to a high pressure system in the Caribbean Sea. The National Meteorological Institute (IMN) forecasts that rainy conditions will prevail in the Caribbean and North areas during the morning. That pattern will especially increase in the afternoon and evening. In […]

According to the Report on the State of the Nation 2016, the country’s growth in the last five years was strongly driven by consumption, investment and public expenditure. On average, from 2010 to 2015, 76% of the growth in domestic production was the result of improvements in domestic demand. In the last five years, exports […]

There is no specific cause for migraine, but some foods are associated with strong headaches. You just have to know how to choose what you eat … and what not to eat. Nathalie Solera, from Consultas Nutrición, explained that a diet that includes natural anti-inflammatory drugs can reduce the intensity and frequency of pain. There […]