According to the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI), Turrialba Volcano registered a moderate level of seismicity in the form of tremor, that is to say, the vibrations inside the volcano caused by the passage of gases, water or magma, through the ducts. After 4 p.m. on Monday, a dark column of gas, […]
Archives for January 3, 2017
INCOPESCA’s director retires
The technical director of the Costa Rican Institute of Fisheries and Aquaculture (INCOPESCA), Antonio Porras, announced his retirement after 37 years of working in the fishing activity. A graduate in biology from the University of Costa Rica, with a postgraduate degree in aquaculture in Brazil and doctoral studies at Universidad Santiago de Compostela, Spain, he […]
Solís will not go to Daniel Ortega’s inauguration
On January 10th, Daniel Ortega will be inaugurated as president of Nicaragua. Ortega will remain for five more years in office after winning the election in November 2016. The Foreign Ministry confirmed that Costa Rican President Luis Guillermo Solís will not attend the event nor will he appoint any authority from the country to represent […]
Two thousand patients wanted for surgery
The Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) is looking for two thousand patients with problems in the knee and carpal tunnel to operate them this year at the National Center for Rehabilitation (CENARE). According to the director of CENARE, Dr. Roberto Aguilar, the plan will run throughout 2017 and aims to sweep all hospitals with […]
Train to arrive in Alajuela before March
The trip between downtown Alajuela and San José was inaugurated on April 11th. There were mayors, ministers and even the President of the Republic were in the wagons. But eight months later, the train still does not reach its destination: Alajuela Hospital. However, the locomotive could be heard strongly in the area before March. INCOFER […]
1.5 million cards already have proximity payment technology
The country already has about 1.5 million credit and debit cards with “contactless” technology or payment by proximity, which consists of a radio frequency antenna that is incorporated into the plastic so that the payment is made when approached to the points of sale. The amount was calculated by the Central Bank based on information […]