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Archives for May 2017

Proposal to end traffic jams… Will authorities listen?

May 22, 2017 by Staff News Writer

The transport system and infrastructure are in intensive care and without a short-term cure. Faced with this situation, Marco Urbina, civil engineer and general manager of Fertilizers Agro, made a proposal named Infrastructure of the Future in Costa Rica 2018-2038. In the document, the expert argues that one of the priorities is to make Circunvalación […]

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Woman hit by OIJ top command is stable

May 22, 2017 by Staff News Writer

The woman named Hernández who was allegedly run over on Sunday by the head of the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) in Liberia remains in stable condition, in the Mexico Hospital. Susana Sarabia, from the Press Department of the medical center, reported that the woman is conscious; with minor injuries and that they are performing some […]

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Volcanoes Poás and Turrialba maintain material output

May 22, 2017 by Staff News Writer

In the last 24 hours, Poás and Turrialba volcanoes have remained active with small earthquakes and output of materials. According to the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI), Poás maintains a tremor of moderate but constant amplitude. Also, some volcanic earthquakes have been recorded. A column of gases and water vapor has been […]

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Embassy of Costa Rica in the USA rushed to correct this historic mistake on its website

May 22, 2017 by Staff News Writer

The Costa Rican Embassy in Washington DC, USA, rushed to correct a serious mistake in the references they give on the website about the Costa Rican national hero Juan Santamaría. The page indicated that the man from Alajuela had gone down in history for putting out a fire in the inn of Rivas, Nicaragua. Juan […]

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Fiscal deficit reached 1.7% of GDP in April

May 22, 2017 by Staff News Writer

In April, the fiscal deficit (government revenue minus expenses) represented 1.7% of the gross domestic product (GDP) of the country, according to the Ministry of Finance. Tax revenues for the fourth month of the year show a growth slightly lower than the previous period. The change rate accumulated to April 2017 is 7.2%, while in […]

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US denies authorization for symphony concert against wall

May 22, 2017 by Staff News Writer

The United States authorities denied permission to the Dresden Symphony Orchestra to perform a protest concert on US soil that was intended to be played on both sides of the Mexican border on June 3rd. Now, instead, the free concert will be held on June 3rd, exclusively on the Mexican side,” said the orchestra in […]

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