After several years waiting for the right to education, Térraba indigenous community finally has a school for their children. The school houses 150 students from the seventh to the eleventh grade. In addition, 18 people from the community work there. However, to have the educational center, the town went through a long waiting process. According […]
Archives for January 2018
Candidates have 30 days to convince voters with advertising
The electoral ban for Christmas and New Year’s Eve was completed on January 1st. From January 3rd and until the 31st (four days before the elections), the presidential candidates and the political parties have permission to advertise in the media. The candidates have a month to convince voters to go to the polls to support […]
Leave your Christmas tree here
On January 2nd, the public-private Christmas tree harvesting campaign began in Goicoechea, one of the 10 cantons to responsibly dispose of the tree. Since December 25th and until January 31st, the company Farmagro and various municipalities have joined forces to turn the trees into small pieces that are then used for garden decoration, landscaping or […]
32 thousand migratory movements per day since December 15th
Since the General Directorate of Migration and Foreigners (DGME) began the special operation of the end and beginning of the year, on December 15th, an average of 32,000 migratory movements were recorded in all the borders. On January 2nd, after 17 days of the operation, the DGME reported 540 thousand movements. With greater flow at […]
Latam Airlines inaugurates flights to Costa Rica
Latam Airlines, an airline with Chilean and Brazilian capital, made its maiden flight to Costa Rica on Tuesday. It is the first time that the airline connects both Lima and San José directly. The route will be operated by Airbus A319 and will have a frequency of three weekly flights on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays, […]
Resort in Puntarenas shut down “for putting health at risk”
The Ministry of Health reported that the San Lucas Beach Club in Puntarenas was closed again due to non-compliance with aspects that put people’s health at risk. Through its Facebook and Twitter account, the entity indicated that the establishment does not have the endorsement of the institution for its operation. It is worth mentioning that […]