Archives for October 2019

The Executive Branch insists on defending the rescue credit plan announced on October 11th, claiming it won’t negatively affect the profitability of public banks, as noted in a recent report by the rating agency Moody’s. This Monday, the Minister of Planning, Pilar Garrido, said that the rescue credit plan establishes that state commercial banks define […]

At the end of January this year, the mayor of San José, Johnny Araya, announced that they were working on a joint project with Radiographic Costarricense SA (Racsa) to install a bicycle rental system in the capital. The plan of the mayor’s office, also commented in 2018, was intended to make available to the public […]

On Monday, the Legislative Assembly approved the bill to fight plastic pollution in the country in the first reading, with 44 votes in favor and only one against. The initiative, promoted by Erwen Masís, from the Christian Social Unity Party (PUSC), was voted against only by legislator Erick Steller. The core points of the initiative […]

Costa Ricans can enjoy a virtual tour of Cocos Island, thanks to an initiative of the National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC) and the Friends of Isla del Coco Foundation. The tour can be made in EPA Hardware Stores and will cost three thousand colones. The money raised will be directed to investment in protection […]

The cracks that occurred after the eruptions of June 2017 in the Rincón de la Vieja volcano are growing in length, opening and depth, as determined by a publication of the Guanacaste Conservation Area (ACG). The last monitoring carried out in the area was at the end of August. It was established that the largest […]

Acueductos y Alcantarillados reported that next Wednesday, October 30th, they will suspend the drinking water service in some places in Cartago and San José. The suspension will be from 6:00 am to 9:00 pm and will affect 490 thousand people in San José, Curridabat, Desamparados, Montes de Oca, Goicoechea and La Unión. The plant in […]