In just 1 hour of the first day of school, traffic accidents increased. According to the Traffic Police report, from 6 am to 7 am there were 25 minor accidents, when the regular rate is 5 in that period. Traffic jams also woke up early: from 4 am the struggle of hundreds of drivers started: […]
Archives for February 2017
No more homework? A Legislator proposed to eliminate assignments and extraclasses
Legislator from Partido Accesibilidad Sin Exclusión (PASE) Óscar López proposed to put an end to homeworks, extraclass work and assignments maintained by the Costa Rican educational system and which, according to him, only generate stress and disturbances in the family environment of the students. It is a revolutionary initiative, but it is scientifically supported even […]
Traffic jams invaded the country
Social-network users reported important traffic jams in some parts of the country. According to Mario Calderón, director of Traffic Police, due to the start of classes, the congestion increases in the main cities of the whole country. Drivers must plan their travels very well. There are more than 7,000 student transportations, but 5,000 of them […]
Where can lovebirds fly on February 14th?
February is used by many couples and groups of friends to stroll in national and international destinations. According to Roberto Brenes, travel consultant, the destinations depend on the time available, as well as on people’s personalities. In Costa Rica, many people usually want the mountains as destinations, so they look for sites where they can […]
ARESEP is investigating 4 people
The Public Services Regulatory Authority (ARESEP) is conducting an investigation against 4 people for an alleged misuse of vehicles of the Superintendence of Telecommunications (SUTEL). The officials investigated are Méndez, Gutiérrez, Herrera and Miley. They were part of SUTEL Council in 2010 and they have allegedly registered 4 vehicles for discretionary use, which means that […]
Marco Feoli: “no prison system is perfect”
The parole granted to the only suspect in the murder of five university students in Liberia generates a war of opinion, as well as an exchange of clarifications between authorities from the Ministry of Justice and the Court of Appeal from the Judicial Branch. Despite having a 8-year-old sentence for drug trafficking, suspect Ríos Mairena […]