The Paniamor Foundation alerts the population about scams that unscrupulous people are carrying out using its name. Through a press release, the organization explained that in recent weeks they have received reports of people asking for financial donations on buses in the name of the foundation. In addition, there are others who are doing telephone […]
Archives for August 20, 2017
Turrialba and neighboring areas tremble at 4.8 degrees
On Saturday, at 3:38 p.m. there was a tremor of great intensity, which was reported in several parts of the country. The epicenter of the quake was five miles south of Santa Teresita in Turrialba. According to followers of the Facebook page of the National Seismological Network (RSN), the telluric movement was felt in Escazú, […]
Innovation competition will reward the best Costa Rican ideas
After traveling through the five peripheral regions of the country in search of entrepreneurs interested in innovation, the Foreign Trade Promoter (PROCOMER) looks back at the Central Region in search of projects that feed the stock exchange of ideas from which to select the 14 finalists for Seedstars Costa Rica. The final of the contest […]
Private schools owe millionaire amount to CCSS
Of the 380 private education centers authorized by the Ministry of Public Education (MEP), 37 are in arrears due to worker-employer quotas with the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS). The debt went from ¢279 million to ¢282 million as it grew by 1.08% in the first eight months of this year. In addition, according […]
Rains had one casualty and several victims in Golfito
A 40-year-old man died on Saturday night in Golfito when trying to cross a ravine near the town of Río Claro. According to Sigifredo Pérez, director of the National Emergency Commission (CNE), Golfito was the most affected area by the rains at night. The area reported a collapse of the road near the Coto River […]
The earth swallowed the road in the South Zone
The earth literally swallowed the road by at kilometer 31 in the Interamericana Sur, in the place known as “la chatarrera”. Therefore, the transit between Palmar and Rio Claro is closed. The Traffic authorities requested people to use the alternate routes Paso Real-San Vito-Ciudad Neily, which is enabled only for light vehicles. Videos that were […]