Approximately 17,000 people use the train service each day, especially routes connecting San José with Río Segundo de Alajuela and Belén de Heredia with Cartago. Most of the times, passengers struggle to find a space in the wagon. The train service seems to be the victim of its own success. The increasing and exasperating traffic […]
No prevention against dangerous trees on national roads
Recent cases of tree branches falling over vehicles in San José and Escazú highlight the danger that drivers and pedestrians on national roads are exposed to. Municipalities recognize that they act primarily by complaints from neighbors and have no clear record of the most dangerous areas. However, Alfonso López, head of parks of the San […]
More than 16 thousand Costa Ricans would donate their organs
As part of the Ángeles de Esperanza campaign, the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) celebrated the Day of the will to donate organs and tissues in Calderón Hospital. The goal was to create a registry for people to express their willingness to donate organs. The event began with a Mass, followed by a tribute […]
Wet X-rays from HNN resumed operations
Fortunately, the three X-ray machines that got wet after last weekend’s flooding in the National Children’s Hospital (HNN) did not suffer major damage. The director of the medical center, Olga Arguedas, confirmed that hospital technicians and engineers finished the drying and revision processes and determined that the equipment is in good condition. The three instruments, […]
Ombudsman insists on urgent investments for infrastructure
According to Monserrat Solano, Costa Rica’s Ombudsman, to move forward in reducing poverty, improved governance is required, as well as the completion of investment projects in infrastructure. Solano warned that Costa Rica should give priority to some actions to fulfill the sustainable development agenda encouraged by the United Nations for the next 15 years. The […]
Irregularities in Nicaraguan milk production
In a recent inspection on two dairy processing plants in Nicaragua, from the company Lala, the Costa Rican National Animal Health Service (SENASA) from the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG), identified several non-conformities with the production system of both inspected plants. The inspection was requested by the Institute for Protection and Agricultural Health of […]