On Monday, President Donald Trump ordered to freeze all the assets of the Venezuelan government in the United States, in Washington’s last onslaught against President Nicolás Maduro. I decided that it is necessary to block the properties of the Venezuelan government due to the continuation of the usurpation of power by the illegitimate regime of […]
Archives for August 6, 2019
12 thousand health officials went on strike
Only 50% of the insured in the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) was treated on August 5th in general medicine in one of the hospitals in the country, after the strike of the unions of the health sector, according to the press department of the institution. According to the entity’s data, more than 12 […]
Authorities seize 771 kilos of cocaine in Guanacaste and Limón
Public Safety Authorities reported on the seizure of approximately 771 kilos of cocaine during two operations in Guanacaste and Limón. The Minister of Security, Michael Soto, explained that according to the first investigations, it was determined that the drug was not destined for national territory. The first of the cases occurred 40 nautical miles from […]
Suspicious deaths from methanol consumption rise to 25
The number of suspicious deaths from the consumption of alcohol adulterated with methanol has increased to 25. This was confirmed by the Ministry of Health on Monday afternoon. The deaths occurred in Santa Bárbara de Heredia and Santa Cruz, Guanacaste. In total, 59 patients have been hospitalized for methanol poisoning, of which 25 have died, […]
New gasoline prices since midnight
The new hydrocarbon prices were enforced on August 6th at midnight. The request for an increase was made by Recope on July 12th and, with the changes, gasoline plus 91 will rise ₡26 per liter, super gasoline will rise ₡31 per liter, and a liter of Diesel will increase ₡14. With the changes, the liter […]