The arrival of rains and the absence of proper hand-washing increase cases of diarrhea, which this year affect school-age children. Elenita Ramírez, an expert on diseases at the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS), commented that in the last five years they have detected an increase in cases of diarrhea. These diseases have viral, bacterial […]

Legislators and analysts hope that the third report of the work of the President of the Republic, Luis Guillermo Solís, offers answers to specific problems and not mere rhetoric. The president will be accountable to the Legislative Assembly on May 2nd on his third year of government and should set the priorities for his last […]

The Costa Rican Institute of Aqueducts and Sewers (AyA) made progress with more than 45 kilometers of sanitary pipeline in 11 cantons of the Metropolitan Area. The works started a little more than a year ago and to date they have finished in places like Coronado, Moravia, Curridabat and Granadilla. The project aims to improve […]

On Monday afternoon, relatives of a senior citizen reported that they found him dead in his home. The incident occurred in El Edén, Guatuso, Zona Norte. According to the press department of the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ), apparently, the man was a moneylender and was found dead and tied up in his house. The relatives […]

The placement of informational signs on the 1.7-km stretch between the Pozuelo cookie factory and the Jardines del Recuerdo cemetery will force night closures of the track from April 25th to 27th. These tasks are part of the vertical signage with metallic devices and will take place between 10 p.m. on the 25th and 5 […]

Hover Rodríguez, a neighbor from Poasito, got up this Monday to start the week saying: We hope this will calms down and everything returns to normal.” Rodriguez, 65, has a small strawberry stand in Poasito, about 10 kilometers from the Poás Volcano National Park. This area full of merchants is the most affected by the […]