An embankment fell on the back of a house. Luckily there were no victims. The incident occurred at the entrance of the community hall in the sector of San Cayetano in Turrialba, at 8:24 on Thursday morning. According to reports from the communications department of the Fire Department, there were five children in the house […]
ICT: Neither plane crash nor violence stain our touristic image
According to the Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT), the country’s touristic image remains intact, despite the wave of violence and the plane crash that killed 12 people, including 10 Americans. In fact this week, Costa Rica once again stood out as an international tourist destination. The country is part of the group selected by “The […]
IACHR gave due process to lawsuit by former President Calderón
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights accepted the lawsuit filed by former President Rafael Ángel Calderón for the alleged violation of “at least eleven fundamental rights” during the legal process of the Caja-Fischel case. The former president announced the resolution through his Facebook site. The government of Costa Rica will have three months to respond […]
CNE has four shelters in areas affected by cold front
A total of 106 people are still in temporary shelters in Guatuso, Guácimo, Matina and Siquirres, according to information from the National Emergency Commission (CNE). In addition, in the case of Siquirres, surveillance and monitoring operations in the area are maintained after a large-scale landslide that occured in the Madre de Dios river basin. The […]
Sparks caused fire in warehouses of Heredia
The Fire Prevention and Investigation personnel of the Fire Department, delivered the results of the investigation on the fire that occurred on Wednesday in Santa Rosa de Santo Domingo de Heredia. According to the agency’s press department, the cause of the dire that consumed two warehouses was the cutting work that was carried out in […]
Housing and commercial construction decreased slightly in 2017
Last year saw a decrease in construction compared to 2016. This was announced by the Federated College of Engineers and Architects (CFIA) on Thursday at a press conference. According to the data, 2017 registered 10,164,716 square meters of construction, which implies a decrease of 2.15%. The main decrease was in housing works, as well as […]