Costa Rica already has its first community prepared for tsunamis: Ostional in Santa Cruz, Guanacaste. This is the second community in the entire Pacific basin of America to receive this recognition, since the first was Cedeño in Honduras. It is also the result of the joint work of the Costa Rican Sea Level Observing Network […]
Vaccination period reached 93% of the population
The Vaccination Day initiated by the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) in June ended this Friday with 93% of the target population vaccinated against influenza viruses. A total of 1,193,741 people were vaccinated, according to the cut done in the morning hours of Friday. Maria Eugenia Villalta, medical manager of the CCSS, commented that […]
Desamparados will be filled with folklore for two weeks
For two weeks, Desamparados will be filled with folklore, culture, traditions and performances by 120 artists, who will participate in the International Folk Festival, Desampa Romances de mi Tierra 2017. The Local Government and the Kamuk Folklore Projection Group are promoting this activity for the first time in order to promote the folklore and traditions […]
US Senator Marcos Rubio supports Sharon Day for ambassador in Costa Rica
Sharon Day is getting closer and closer to being elected as the new US ambassador to Costa Rica. The politician, a resident of South Florida, had a hearing before the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday. Day, key piece of Donald Trump’s gear in this state, said she was honored to be taken into […]
MEIC registers 641 complaints for anomalies in tourist services
From 2015 to June 2017 the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Commerce (MEIC) has received 641 complaints against companies claiming to provide tourist services. Only in 2017, there have been 78 claims for forward sales, that is, those payments for which a refund is not obtained until later. The numbers were revealed on Thursday morning, […]
OIJ warns that it only serves basic and emergency services
The Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) reported on Thursday that only basic and emergency services work in the national territory. According to Gerald Campos, deputy director of the entity, bodies are being collected in the crime scenes and then received in the judicial morgue, and urgent autopsies are being carried out. Everything that is urgent, relevant […]