On Wednesday afternoon there was an emergency due to a leak of ethylene oxide gas -which is used for equipment sterilization- in a company located in Coyol Free Zone, Building B-37, in Alajuela. As a preventive measure, the company’s personnel was evacuated. According to the Fire Department, the incident occurred in an air-conditioned room of […]
Where are the drug traffickers released by the judge?
Two men were discovered with a marijuana lab and over 300 plants in their hands. However, they were released after a judge said the raid was illegal. Now, the authorities are looking for them and have already issued an arrest warrant against the Jamaican subjects. So far, their location is unknown and they might have […]
Will there be more eruptions in Poás Volcano?
Can Poás Volcano continue with a constant and vigorous activity? It is difficult to answer, but scientists foresee two possible scenarios. Eliécer Duarte, a volcanologist at the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI), explained that one of the only ways that eruptive activity continues to rise is if there is a duct open […]
Attention in HNN had to focus on respiratory infections
Most of the care provided by the National Children’s Hospital (HNN) during Easter was directed towards patients with respiratory infections. Carlos Jiménez, interim director of the medical center, explained that this year they saw a decrease in emergencies, compared to previous years. It was a relatively quiet Easter compared to other years. At the medical […]
Presidency and legislators set priority issues for last year of government
The Legislative and the Executive Powers met to define the priority issues for the agenda of the regular sessions, which will begin on May 1st. Sergio Alfaro, Minister of the presidency, commented that the first issue that was defined as a priority is the bill on non-financial professional activities, which is a reform of the […]
Aiza joins Álvarez Desanti’s campaign
Former pre-candidate Sigifredo Aiza accepted to join the campaign of the liberationist presidential candidate Antonio Álvarez Desanti. This was announced after a meeting held at the Liberationist House José Figueres Ferrer, in Sabana Oeste, at 10 a.m. on Monday. The integration of Guanacaste’s former legislator is part of the process of unification of the National […]