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Gender balance hinders creation of legislative commissions

May 11, 2018 by Staff News Writer

Guaranteeing gender balance hinders the creation of some of the 20 committees of the Legislative Assembly. The president of the Congress, Carolina Hidalgo, received on Thursday the proposals of the seven parliamentary fractions for the integration of said committees. However, she warned that she will review them in detail because she found inconsistencies to guarantee […]

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Two Filipino women were arrested in Nicoya by request of OIJ

May 11, 2018 by Staff News Writer

On Thursday afternoon, the Public Force arrested two Filipino women by request of the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ). The apprehensions were made in downtown Nicoya, after a first approach by the police. In the first instance, one of the foreigners had immigration documents in order and the other had an expired permit granted by the […]

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AyA warns that officials do not visit homes without being called

May 11, 2018 by Staff News Writer

The Institute of Aqueducts and Sewers (AyA) warned the population that its officials do not visit homes as part of their routine and only perform work inside the buildings and private buildings with properly identified staff with prior notification and coordination by AyA. All our employees are identified with the card and their respective photograph, […]

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Orotina will invest ¢600 million to prevent floods

May 11, 2018 by Staff News Writer

The Municipality of Orotina will invest around ¢600 million in a project whose main objective will be to expand the capacity of the different systems of collection and channeling of rainwater in order to prevent flooding in the public spaces of the urban area. In a document of the Comptroller’s Office dated April 30th it […]

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Firefighters dealt with emergency at San Juan de Dios Hospital

May 11, 2018 by Staff News Writer

The Fire Department responded to an incident on Thursday afternoon at the San Juan de Dios hospital. According to the report, there was a fire in the laundry ovens of the site. Units of the Central stations, Barrio Mexico and Barrio Luján went there to control the fire. There were also 10 Red Cross members […]

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Alvarado wants plan to boost hydrogen in six months

May 10, 2018 by Staff News Writer

The Executive Power seeks that all institutions linked to the energy and environment sectors have a plan ready to investigate, produce, and market hydrogen as fuel in six months. One of the first decrees of this administration was signed by the president, who took office on Tuesday, along with Carlos Manuel Rodríguez, head of the […]

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