Although the international celebration is May 31st, in 2017 the Institute of Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (IAFA) will carry out a series of activities related to this celebration on Sunday, May 28th. The open-to-public activity will be at Plaza Roosevelt, located on the south side of the Outlet Mall in San Pedro, from 8:00 am […]
Archives for May 2017
SENASA to verify complaints against Territory of Zaguates
The National Animal Health Service (SENASA), ruled out the intervention in the animal shelter Territory of Zaguates, but assured they have received complaints against it. According to Bernando Jaén, director of SENASA, they cannot talk about an intervention until they visit the site. It is not that it will be intervened, but like any animal […]
HPV vaccine side effects are nearly nonexistent
Education and clear information are key factors in reducing the side effects of vaccines. This is the result of a study conducted by a group of doctors led by Danilo Medina, a gynecologist and oncologist at the Calderón Guardia Hospital, who researched 70 young people between the ages of 12 and 17 who were vaccinated […]
The scenario that scientists do not want for Poás Volcano
To try and predict the future behavior of Poás Volcano, one of the most active at the moment, scientists took the eruptive cycle lived between 1953 and 1955 as reference. However, experts hope that this scenario will not be repeated, since its impact would be considerable for the sectors closest to the national park. Those […]
They take food and hope to indigenous areas
Abandonment and exclusion: this is the reality of the families of indigenous territories, such as Alto Telire, in Talamanca. For this reason since 2015, the bishop of Limón, Monsignor Javier Román, together with priests of the Diocese and sisters of the Sisters of Charity of Mother Teresa, try to take a little enthusiasm to the […]
Report it! Rains trigger traffic lights failure
With the arrival of the rainy season, caution on the road must be greater, since the damages in the traffic lights increase in this period. This was warned by the Department of Traffic Lights of the General Direction of Traffic Engineering. Short circuits, damage from water filtration in components and thunderstorm discharges are part of […]