At 5:51 on Monday afternoon, an emergency call alerted relief authorities about a landslide in three houses. The incident occurred on Moravia Island, from the Lomas bus terminal, 300 meters to the west. According to the Fire Department, 28 people were evacuated due to the risk of collapse caused by sedimentation of the soil. Apparently, […]
IMN denies hurricane alert this week
The National Meteorological Institute (IMN) ruled out that the country could be affected by a hurricane, storm or tropical depression this week. The alert came after social networks shared an image that referred to the high probability of formation of a tropical cyclone. According to the IMN, a low pressure system is being monitored 500 […]
Teen and adult caught fishing illegally in the Pacific
Officers from the National Coast Guard Service arrested a man and a teenager on Sunday for illegal fishing in the waters of the national Pacific. According to official reports, the vessel named Captain Mauricio was located at Órganos beach, in Paquera. Coast Guard confirmed that the boat was conducting fishing activity in a forbidden area.” […]
Congress to prioritize project against animal abuse
According to Legislator Marcela Guerrero, from the Citizen Action Party (PAC), this week, legislators will begin the debate on the bill that punishes animal abuse with jail, which was presented by means of popular initiative. The Environmental Committee of the Congress approved a substitute text in November that incorporated the observations made by the Constitutional […]
Inflation from January to April reaches 0.70%
On Monday, the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INEC) reported that accumulated inflation for the period January-April 2017, measured through the Consumer Price Index (CPI), rose to 0.70%. One-fifth of this figure has to do with the price variation last April. Last month, electricity services, the cost of vehicles and tours packages increased in […]
Government and airline agree to promote country in Italian market
On Monday, President Luis Guillermo Solís and Tourism Minister Mauricio Ventura signed an agreement between the Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT) and the Spanish airline Iberia, in order to promote Costa Rica in the Italian market. The company Iberia will use two direct flights: Milan-Madrid and Rome-Madrid to connect both cities and their travelers with […]