After months of constant confrontations over the fiscal issue, President Carlos Alvarado will try to improve his relationship with the unions of the educational sector of the country facing another upcoming discussion: reforms to public employment. The president summoned a meeting for January 29th, with the union leaders of the National Magisterium to his office […]
Archives for January 20, 2019
Experts want to reduce the amount of weapons per person
A group of citizens, including former ministers and experts in the subject of citizen security, asked legislators to only allow one weapon per person. Bill 20,509 seeks a reform of the Weapons and Explosives Law and it was initially established to reduce the number of weapons a person can register from three to one. However, […]
Reversible lane on Route 27 will be enforced the last Sundays of January
In order to facilitate the return of vacationers, Globalvía concessionaire will apply the reversible lane towards San José, during the last two Sundays of January. This measure is for the section between Pozón and Ciudad Colón and will be applied from 2pm to 7pm. The highway will have all the traffic lanes to the capital […]
Several sectors affected by strong eruption in Rincón de la Vieja
After a strong eruption in Rincón de la Vieja Volcano on Sunday, several sectors were affected by the sediments that fell from its crater. The images of the RSN show mud volcanoes that were formed in the sector Las Pailas. According to OVSICORI, the volcano was active the entire morning. Down the rivers are falling […]
Police caught huge crocodile in the middle of the street
A 3.5-meter female crocodile was crawling down the street of the 24 Millas community in Matina, Limón. After the report from the residents, four officers of the Public Force went to the place, tied the reptile and then released it into Chirripó River. As seen in the video posted on Twitter by La Fuerza Pública, […]
Failure in regional electricity system caused blackouts the country
On Sunday, the National Center for Energy Control (CENCE) activated its emergency protocols, due to partial failure in the electrical systems of the countries that make up the Electrical Interconnection System of the Central American Countries (SIEPAC). The entity reported that several circuits of the National Electric System (SEN) went offline to ensure the safety […]