Good news: a reduction in the fines of the Traffic Act is in force since January 1st. Based on the Price Index published each June by the National Institute of Statistics and Census, the Judiciary must calculate the amount of traffic fines governing the following year, from the first day of January. The CPI in […]
33 Fake Food Handling Certificates were confiscated
The Health Ministry confiscated 33 fake food handling certificates with various irregularities in the tents from the exhibition field of Zapote. This was confirmed by Guillermo Flores, director of the Central-South region of San José. We conducted an investigation with different directors of these areas and many of the certificates were confiscated because they do […]
Firefighters: country recorded more than a thousand fires in 2016
The Fire Department handled a total of 1064 structural fires over the past 12 months. This is indicated by the statistics of the entity that took care a total of 64 thousand emergencies in 2016. The results reflect an increase in the number of fires, compared to 2015. As for emergencies, firefighters reported an increase […]
Osa Hospital will continue with controls for bacteria
Osa Hospital is still limiting visits and strengthening protection and cleaning measures due to a bacteria that was found last week in five inpatients. Arturo Borbón, acting director of the Brunca Region, said that people affected with Klebsiella pnemoniae carbapenemase remain isolated. All infected patients were hospitalized in the service of medicine in that hospital. […]
Two Nicaraguans arrested for attempted bribery
Yesterday, officers of the Border Police of the Ministry of Public Security arrested a Nicaraguan man and woman for attempted bribery. The first case of this crime was reported last Friday in Peñas Blancas de La Cruz, Guanacaste. The suspect is a Nicaraguan woman, resident in the country, who was traveling on a bus heading […]
Country stands out in the world after 252 days using renewable energy
Costa Rica was described as a “paradise of renewable energy” by various international media, who highlighted the 252 days when the country was supplied only with renewable energy. On Monday, the RT chain said that the Costa Rican Electricity Institute managed to produce 74% of electricity in hydroelectric plants, 13% in geothermal plants and 10% […]