Traffic jams have become a headache for citizens, but also for rescue units of the Central Valley. Road congestion has become a challenge, especially when one minute makes the difference in emergency care. For this reason, the Fire Department has designed different strategies to gain valuable minutes to provide a faster response. According to Rodrigo […]
Archives for February 2017
Colombian government will grant property titles to 10,000 families who abandoned cocaine cultivation
An official source informed that Colombia will grant property title to 10,000 families who abandoned cocaine cultivation in three departments in the southwest of the country that account for 40% of these crops. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), which in November signed the peace deal after 52 years of confrontation, agreed to dissociate […]
New bean variety is drought resistant
A group of researchers has been developing a new bean variety for five years. This new resistant to terminal drought. The SEN52, called Nambi, was presented a few weeks ago. Néstor Cháves, a researcher at the Agricultural Experimental Station Baudrit Fabio Moreno of the University of Costa Rica (UCR), said that it was developed with […]
Young people with special needs found a place to show their working skills
In an increasingly cold and insensitive society, it is a pleasure to see how young people with special needs are incorporated into the working market. One Sunday morning, on a family visit to the Dinoworld exhibition at the City Mall, it was a pleasant surprise to see that the person who welcomed people and collected […]
The denser the breast, the higher the risk of developing breast cancer
Women whose breasts are predominantly composed of denser and glandular tissue would face higher odds of developing breast cancer. This was found by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), based on studies conducted on 200,000 women. According to the researchers, led by Karla Kerlikowske, breast density could be the most important indicator […]
Executive Decree would expedite the transfer of towers in Irazú
An Executive Decree was issued hoping to accelerate the procedures for the transfer of the telecommunications towers located in an area at risk of sliding in Irazú Volcano. In January, a report from the National Emergency Commission (CNE) warned that the cracks started to measure four meters. One of the factors that helped this acceleration […]