Minister of Public Works and Transport, Carlos Villalta, apologized to the population for the problems generated after the partial closure of the bridge over Virilla River. Villalta also asked for people’s patience, assuring that little by little things are going to improve in these 6 weeks. I ask a little more than a day and […]
Archives for January 25, 2017
What happened to the lagoons left by Hurricane Otto in Irazú?
After a month of becoming the main attraction of the Irazú Volcano National Park, the three lagoons and a small waterfall that formed as a result of Hurricane Otto have disappeared completely. The amount of rain recorded in 48 hours and the clay condition of the terrain facilitated the formation of the lagoons. But the […]
ACL: “magistrate Fernando Cruz should stop talking about Uber service and its operations in Costa Rica”
The Association of Free Consumers (ACL) filed a document before the Constitutional Court: it requested that judge Fernando Cruz stops giving his opinion on Uber service’s legality and the way it operates in Costa Rica. Rogelio Fernández, director of the ACL, explained that the Association considers that Cruz’s request to taxi driver Rubén Vargas, at […]
ARESEP requested to start an administrative process against Grettel López
The Governing Council received a request from the Public Services Regulatory Authority (ARESEP) to start an ordinary administrative process against assistant regulator Grettel López. Minister of the Presidency Sergio Alfaro did not offer more details on the matter, assuring that a decision hadn’t been made and they would study the case in the following session. […]
A man has paid his mother’s CCSS insurance for 15 years, but she is not able to use it
Juan Carlos Miranda has been living in Costa Rica for about 28 years and he’s been paying her mother’s CCSS insurance for about 15 years. However, the older adult is uninsured and apparently she is paying for her medicine without the CCSS because their residence card expired. To renew it, Juan Carlos must prove, with […]
INS warns about scammers… again!
The National Insurance Institute (INS) reported today that a group of scammers are calling from private or prepaid numbers on behalf of the INS to request confidential information from bank accounts and other personal data. The entity is issuing an alert for its clients and intermediaries to be cautious. Many of these calls come from […]