Archives for February 20, 2017

An American citizen identified as Henry Greay lost his life on Sunday afternoon while riding his motorcycle through the Sámara gas station in Guanacaste. Due to circumstances that are yet unknown, the man suddenly decided to leave on his motorcycle. Some argue that he was driving at a high speed, but that is for the […]

On average, 5 children were abused every day in the country in 2016. there were more than 2,000 alert calls! Out of the 109 calls that were directly received to line 1147 from the National Board of the Childhood (Pani), 13 were denounced to the Courts of Sexual Crimes. Can you recognize if your child […]

Breathing: that involuntary yet vital act that keeps us alive thanks to a wonderful combination of elements, movements and reactions that go unnoticed. However, have you ever choked on a sip of water for a few seconds? The feeling of drowning while catching your breath is really scary. It is an instinctive fear that wants to […]

The intensity of Hurricane Otto passing through Central America was underestimated. Three months after the tragedy, authorities determined that it was more powerful than they had calculated and that it reached category 3. Initially, it was said that when Otto reached its maximum intensity, the afternoon of November 24th, 2016, the sustained winds would reach […]

The Municipality of San José constantly deals with cases of workers who are injured by citizens during working hours. Fractures and minor injuries are usually the consequences of such events. However, the recent death of Marco Araya, 61, while picking up trash, alarmed the Municipality. The problem we have is that our workers are mired […]

Kivú stopped breathing on Friday night after living nearly 19 years in captivity. It was born in confinement in a Cuban zoo in April 1998 and six months later it was separated from its parents to be transferred to San José as a donation. Simón Bolívar Zoo became its home for 18 years. A few-square-meter […]