According to Roberto Arroba Tijerino, coordinator of Immunization and technical secretary of the National Commission on Vaccination and Epidemiology, “when the Ministry of Health gets asked who must pay for vaccines, they answer the CCSS must do it. And when the CCSS gets asked the same question, they answer it’s the Ministry’s duty.” This dispute […]

Banco Popular y de Desarrollo Comunal announced that it will be selling off jewelry on May, 28th, in the office located in Barrio Amon, Calle Primera, avenues 9 and 11. The office will start displaying the jewels available at 10:00 am. The only requirement to participate is to present an identity card. The general public […]

Rumblings were heard in Valle Central during night hours of May, 22nd. The National Seismological Network (RSN) said through Facebook that “the sounds described as rumblings that many users reported on Sunday night from various parts of Valle Central are the result of atmospheric phenomena (lightings) and have no relation to Turrialba volcano activity. crhoy.com

On May, 20th, Turrialba volcano expelled a column of gas and ashes up to 3 Km in the air. Since then, its activity hasn’t ceased and now it comes with tremors. Experts state this activity pattern will continue. Eliécer Duarte, volcanologist, points out that the biggest impact of the ashes might show in a few […]

Agents from the Organismo de Investigación Judicial (OIJ) of Corredores, lifted a set of skeletal remains, apparently belonging to Cody Dial, an American adventurer missing in 2014. The OIJ confirmed they also located a pair of sneakers, a case of a tent, a kidney bag and compass, among other things, apparently owned by Dial. The […]

U.S. citizen, Michael James, 25, threw himself from the sixth floor of Dreams Las Mareas Costa Rica, one of the most luxurious hotels of the country, located in El Jobo beach, in La Cruz, Guanacaste. The young man came to visit his brother, who was getting married at the luxurious hotel, since it provides services […]