Two fires affected the canton of San Ramón de Alajuela on Thursday afternoon. The first one occurred at 5:15 p.m. in the Quebradillas Sur sector, in a 2,100-square-meter building that suffered damage in 750 square meters that affected the electrical installation, the roof and chicken feeders. The second fire was in scrubland with three fronts […]
Archives for February 8, 2018
Firefighters have new tool to determine causes of fires
An agreement between the Fire Department and the School of Materials Science and Engineering, of the Technological Institute of Costa Rica (TEC), makes it possible to determine, with scientific tools, the cause of the fires that occur in the country. Through various analyzes, researchers and technicians of the Center for Research and Extension of Materials […]
Heavy wash forecast for beaches of the Caribbean
Yesterday, Playa Cocles had a heavy wash. This phenomenon will not only occur on the beaches of the South Caribbean, but also on those found throughout the Caribbean coast, from Tortuguero to Manzanillo, as confirmed by Omar Lizano, from the Center for Research in Marine Sciences and Limnology at the University of Costa Rica. According […]
These three factors would increase abstention in the second round
In the elections of February 4th, 34% of the voters did not vote. That figure could grow in the second electoral round to be held on April 1st, or the Resurrection Sunday celebrated by Catholics. That day the people will have to choose between Fabricio Alvarado from National Restoration (RN) and Carlos Alvarado from the […]
Air France-KLM Group will offer seven weekly flights to Europe
As of October 28th, 2018, the Air France-KLM group will operate a daily flight between Costa Rica and Europe during the European winter 2018-2019. Since November 2nd, 2016, when Air France opened its Paris-San José route with two weekly flights, it is the third time that the company has increased its offer. Initially it increased […]
Government allowed the importation of banned agrochemicals
As of June 5th, 2017, Executive Decree 40423 banned the importation of a toxic agrochemical called Bromacil. Despite the express prohibition in the document, the company Agricenter SA imported 4,200 kilograms on September 13th, 2017. This is stated in one of the documents issued by the State Phytosanitary Service of the Ministry of Agriculture and […]