Several teams from the Municipality of San José had to clean a large amount of garbage, left those who went to witness the Festival of Light. Since Sunday, the streets were virtually clean. People mostly left food and beverage packaging. Also confetti and colorful papers thrown by the floats. Most of the waste that remains […]
Red Cross trated 50 patients during Festival de la Luz
At least 50 patients were treated by the Red Cross during Saturday afternoon and night, during the 2016Festival of Light and the parade held hours earlier. According to the Costa Rican Red Cross, the operation allowed to transfer stable patients to health centers. Most of the assisted patients were in age range of 20-59 years […]
Public Force arrested 6 people and seized 8 weapons at Festival de la Luz
During the Festival de la Luz (Light Festival) on Saturday night, police authorities arrested 6 people, including two minors who were referred to a Juvenile Criminal Court. The Public Force also surprised two foreigners in irregular immigration status. In addition, another subject was arrested in flagrante delicto and one more for not paying alimony. During […]
People got tired and fixed bump in the road by themselves
A 1.20-meter long, 70-centimeter wide and 40-centimeter deep bump in the road caused several traffic accidents, many flat tires and got to the nerves of the residents of San Rafael de Montes de Oca. After receiving no response from the Municipality or the CONAVI, the neighbors made the decision to repair it themselves. They gathered […]
Turrialba Volcano maintains gas and aerosols emissions
Gases, aerosols and some ash particles keep coming out of the active crater of Turrialba Volcano, according to the latest report from the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica National University (OVSICORI-UNA). The colossus’ seismic activity remains low, but variable in some periods of time. According to OVSICORI, during the observation periods they get […]
The Federal Reserve raises US interest rates and forecasts 3 increases in 2017
The Federal Reserve met expectations and finally increased the reference interest rates in the US to the range of between 0.50% and 0.75%, in what is the first monetary tightening in 2016. It also foresaw three more increases for 2017. The US central bank said, at the end of its two-day meeting of monetary policy, […]