Officers from the National Coast Guard Service of the Ministry of Public Security rescued three Americans drifting away in Pacific waters on Tuesday morning. The incident occurred several kilometers from Quepos, Puntarenas. Official reports indicate that Coast Guard was alerted about a boat with a damaged engine that had been swept by sea currents. After […]
Archives for March 15, 2017
Easter days off for all public employees
On Tuesday afternoon, the Governing Council announced that the public sector will have days off the entire Easter. This year, the religious celebration begins on Sunday, April 9th and ends on Sunday, April 16th. In addition, April 11th commemorates the heroic feat of Juan Santamaria, hence the decision taken by the Ministry of Labor and […]
FARC weapons would reach the country in 2018
Costa Rican security officials are preparing to face a possible arrival of heavy weapons from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), starting next year. This was explained by the Minister of Security Gustavo Mata, who believes that these weapons have not left Colombia and that the shipment would arrive in the country by 2018. […]
Plastic in the oceans is enough to reach the Moon
The amount of plastic found in the oceans is enough to map the way to the Moon, back and forth, twice! According to research by the international conservation organization 5Gyres, five years ago it was determined that there are more than 269,000 metric tons and 5.25 billion plastic particles in the oceans. On Tuesday, representatives […]
Costa Rica to generate more jobs this year
The United States has the highest expectations of job creation in the Americas in the second quarter of 2017, partly because of the optimism of its business sector regarding the policies of President Donald Trump. However, Costa Rica is also among the countries with a good environment to create new jobs, according to Manpower, with […]
Snowstorm caused 4 flights from Costa Rica to the US to be cancelled
Four flights departing from Costa Rica to land in the United States were canceled between Monday night and Tuesday morning, following a snowstorm affecting the United States. Juan Belliard, director of Operations at AERIS, the concessionaire of the Juan Santamaría airport, said the first one was reported on Monday night. The canceled flights were supposed […]