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Archives for December 21, 2016

Calderón Guardia requires blood for complex surgery

December 21, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Calderón Guardia Hospital reported the urgent need for blood of all kinds, but especially “O Positive” and “A Negative” types. The only detail provided by the medical center was that they will perform a highly complex surgery. Donations can be made at the Blood Bank of the hospital, located in San José, before 2:00 p.m. […]

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Upala’s families were evacuated due to Zapote river overflow

December 21, 2016 by Staff News Writer

The fire department confirmed the evacuation of at least 9 families in Upala, due to the overflow of Zapote River on Wednesday Morning. Leonel Jiménez, from the monitoring station, said that the first evacuation occurred at about 5:00 a.m. and that they managed to rescue a woman and a child who were inside a flooded […]

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11 days before deadline, only half of expected “marchamo” has been collected

December 21, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Eleven days before reaching the deadline for the payment of the vehicle ownership tax for 2017, the National Insurance Institute (INS) has raised ¢ 106,710 million, only 50% of the expected amount. At 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, only 640,000 people have paid the tax. The owners of vehicles have until December 31st 2016 to pay […]

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Russian Ambassador to Costa Rica: “The fight against terrorism will continue”

December 21, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Alexander Dogadin, Russian ambassador to Costa Rica, said his colleague killed in Turkey was a professional of the highest level. With these words, the diplomat described Andrei Karlov, who was shot down while participating in a social activity in Ankara, the capital of Turkey. The crime, captured on video and photographs, was committed by a […]

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The pending tasks in the last year of Government

December 21, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Despite the fact that 2017 is an election year, the Costa Rican Union of Chambers and Associations of Private Business Sector (UCCAEP) hopes that this does not gridlock a series of urgent projects. On Tuesday morning, the organization took stock of 2016 and its expectations for next year. The fiscal situation is one of the […]

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IMN reports wind gusts of up to 110 km/h

December 21, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Yesterday’s weather conditions caused wind gusts of up to 100 and 110 km/h in mountainous areas and high parts of the country. The National Meteorological Institute (IMN) explained that this is due to an increase in atmospheric pressure on the national territory. This also generates gusts as fast as 40 km/h in the lower regions. […]

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