In February, The Costa Rican Railway Institute (INCOFER) will start the bidding process to build an electric train, which will be a priority for candidate Carlos Alvarado if he wins the presidential elections. Since the beginning of the electoral campaign, I have proposed the construction of the electric train as a priority to decongest and […]
Archives for January 2018
Calderón Guardia will not take births until further notice
Although the original deadline was January 2nd, the Maternity Service of the Calderón Guardia hospital will remain closed indefinitely, according to the director of the medical center, Dr. Pedro Pereira. According to the official, they will use the suspension of childbirth care to complete some maintenance work that had not been possible while the service […]
Green alert due to cold front in Caribbean and North Zone
The National Emergency Commission (CNE) declared a green alert in the Caribbean and the Northern Zone due to the influence of the cold front number nine. According to the National Meteorological Institute (IMN), the cold front moves through the north of Central America, causing the atmospheric pressure to increase and favoring the winds of 50 […]
2017 breaks tragic record with 116 victims of water accidents
Last year not only reached the highest historical figures for homicides and road deaths in the country. The number of people killed in water accidents also broke the record in the national territory. According to Jim Batres, National Deputy Director of Risk Management of the Red Cross, the last 12 months registered 116 victims of […]
Route 27 will have a reversible lane every Sunday of January
To simplify the return of vacationers in January, Transit authorities reported that Route 27 will have a reversible lane every Sunday of this month. According to the Ministry of Public Works and Transportation (MOPT), the lane will be enabled in the direction Caldera-San José, between Pozón and the exchange of Ciudad Colón in a single […]
Former President Chinchilla scolds Channel 6 journalist for this selfie caption
Former president Laura Chinchilla Miranda scolded Channel 6 journalist, Hernán Barrantes, after he a controversial caption on a selfie. Barrantes was working in Corozalito de Nandayure, on the site of a plane crash where 12 people died. He took a selfie and posted it on Twitter. Corozalito de Nandayure. I had to receive the New […]