The Judicial Investigation Agency hasn’t found out yet why 3 people entered a bar in Cariari and violently attacked its customers. According to several witnesses, the target of the crime managed to flee the bar, that’s why unofficial versions indicate that the victims could be clients of the commercial premise. However, on Monday, the OIJ […]
Archives for April 2017
Semana U has started at the UCR! Be part of it!
Yesterday, the traditional University Week in the University of Costa Rica started. They include lots of cultural activities, sports, spaces for reflection, concerts and fairs. This time, the Student Movement decided to focus its struggle in the search of peace and the construction of a society that uses dialogue as a mechanism to stop any […]
17 recommendations to prevent ashes from affecting you
In response to the constant activity of Poás and Turrialba volcanoes in Alajuela and Cartago, respectively, the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) called on the population to protect themselves and prevent ash from affecting them. Recommendations: -Avoid outdoor activities. -Remember that the most vulnerable people are those who have asthma or suffer from bronchitis. […]
“Otto” is not longer part of the list of names of Atlantic hurricanes
It left destruction and death in Costa Rica and Panama. As a result, it is not longer part of the list of names of Atlantic hurricanes. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) determined to permanently exclude Otto and Matthew from the list of names available to baptize cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean. Otto, the first hurricane […]
Costa Rican mining industry gains ground
The contribution of the non-metallic mining sector increased favorably during the last years. According to data from the Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE), this increase coincides with the increase in infrastructure and roads construction in the country. Mining -as long as it is sustainable with the environment- is possible, because we depend on it […]
Poás reduces activity and maintains modest steam plume
Poás Volcano has a smaller eruptive activity this Monday, compared to what was reported over the weekend. An overflight made this morning by a team from the National University’s Volcanological and Seismological Observatory (OVSICORI-UNA) showed a modest water vapor plume. Eliécer Duarte, a vulcanologist, commented that the cloudiness in the area did not allow to […]