A fire that started at about 4:50 p.m. this Sunday completely consumed a mattress factory in Esquipulas de Palmares, in Alajuela. Pamela Rojas, Supervisor of the Fire Department, reported that despite the efforts of the personnel, the flames consumed the 500-square-meter structure. The flammable material in the factory helped the fire spread faster. Several fire […]
Bomb alert in Saprissa Stadium cost the country almost ¢3 million
What perhaps was a joke, ended up costing many resources to the Costa Rican state and to anyone who pays taxes in the country. The Ministry of Security explained that the operation due to an explosives alert in the stadium Ricardo Saprissa had a cost of ¢2,833,348. This Sunday, the Opening Tournament match between Saprissa […]
Government highlights efforts in Limón to avoid floods
The Government aims to control and reduce the impact of rainfall in communities in Limón. Authorities have invested $22 million with the Flood Control System project in the Limoncito Area, to intervene in communities of Barrio Quinto, Juan Gobán, Limoncito, Ceibón, Santa Fe and Los Lirios. On its traditional Sunday television network, the government explained […]
LED bulbs and solar panels at traffic lights reduce consumption
The use of light-emitting diode (LED) light bulbs and solar panels at traffic lights reduces the electricity bill for the Ministry of Public Works and Transportation (MOPT). To give you an idea, we used to pay ¢60 million. When LED technology entered the system, the invoice happened to be about ¢9 million. Now, we are […]
Fuel leakage in Siquirres
An important fuel leak was reported on Sunday morning in a pipeline of the Costa Rican Oil Refinery (RECOPE), in the Free Hold sector of Siquirres, parallel to route 32. According to reports by the Fire Department, they received the alert before 8:00 a.m. and now they are trying to fix the situation. The institution […]
Wetlands produce more than $3 billion to the country each year
A study revealed that seven Costa Rican wetlands generate more than $3 billion for the country annually, due to the eco-systemic services they provide (earning from food, water, fiber, wood, fuel, ecotourism, raw materials and others.) This is a first approximation to the economic value of eco-systemic services provided by the country’s wetlands, on which […]