If paying the vehicle ownership tax, the Christmas gifts, the ingredients for tamales and dinner left you without money, don’t worry, you are not the only one. The so-called “post-holiday budget crunch” is alreday invading people’s lives and it is seen on the shelves of pawn shops. La Cueva reports a 15% increase in the […]
Archives for January 2017
Strong winds caused more than 30 fallen trees, affected roads and short circuits
On Monday morning, the Fire Department received 30 reports of falling trees, and short circuits in various sectors due to strong winds. Dayanne Contreras, from the Central Communications Department of the entity, reported that they are handling emergencies in Turrialba, Zarcero, Talamanca, Santo Domingo de Heredia and Pacayas in Cartago. However, there are no people […]
Responses to assaults stir debate over self-defense
Article 28 of the Criminal Code established that a person can be exonerated for any offense committed in self-defense or to defend other people from an unjustified aggression, even if the aggressor end up dead. Self-defense is now in the public eye due to recent cases: the homicide of a thief by an agent of […]
The Mexican and Colombian mules were carrying 115 bags of cocaine
The Ministry of Public Security (MPS) informed that the mules, who were arrested on January 6th, had swallowed 115 bags of cocaine. The men were detained at Kilometer 35 checkpoint, when they were traveling from Panama on separate buses. The Colombian mule had 60 bags and the Mexican one had 55 bags. crhoy.com
Beware! Meningitis is just one kiss away
Two children are stable in the National Children’s Hospital (HNN): both of them have meningitis, a non-common but very dangerous disease. It is an inflammation in the membranes that cover the brain, either by bacteria or virus. According to María Luisa Ávila, HNN infectologist, one of the way to transmit the disease is related to […]
Capellades earthquake accelerated landslides in Irazú Volcano
The 5.5-degree earthquake that shook Capellades Alvarado de Cartago last November accelerated the landslide that keeps 75 telecommunications towers in check in Irazú volcano. More than 90% of this equipment is in zones of risk due to the cracks in the top of the massif. This factor, along with the accumulated rainfall during 2016, was […]