The government is evaluating, one more time, a bill that aims to control insect-transmitted diseases such as zika, dengue and chikungunya , among others. Project 19.398 called “Law for the control of populations of insect vectors of diseases”, establishes sanctions for those who maintain breeding grounds for aedes aegypti and aedes albopictus mosquitoes. If it […]
Archives for February 2017
Cyclists demonstrated in front of the Legislative Assembly
A group of cyclists, who demanded more security measures, lay down in front of the Legislative Assembly in memory of the victims who died hit by a speeding driver last Sunday in Curridabat. They finished the demonstration in front of the Congress in which they delivered 10 petitions to the legislators and they placed a white […]
The OIJ found the suspect of killing 5 students in Liberia
Authorities from the Judicial Investigation Agency detained the suspect of massacring five university students in Liberia. It is a man surnamed Ríos Mairena and he is 33 years old. The subject was a victims’ neighbor and he was family of the people who rented the house: this is how he had direct access to the […]
Food Program might reach Castella this year
The Food Program for Children and Adolescents (PANEA) of the Ministry of Public Education (MEP) could reach the Conservatory of Castella in 2017. Roberto Montero, director of the institution, said they expect it to help 80% of the 435 secondary students and, in the second half of the year, 606 elementary schools. Lilliam Jiménez, representative […]
Late arrivals will be justified in these schools
The road problems that led to the closure of La Platina on the first day of school motivated the Ministry of Public Education (MEP) to take actions. One of them is that, while this section of the General Cañas highway is regulated, 31 thousand students from 77 educational centers will be able to justify their […]
Winds and and isolated rains are expected today
Thanks to a high pressure system, there could be wind gusts from 60 km/h to 90 km/h in both Guanacaste and throughout the Central Valley, this would also make the sensation of heat to be much lower than normal. In addition, according to the report from the National Meteorological Institute (IMN), partial cloudiness will occur […]