On Monday afternoon, the Regulatory Authority for Public Services (ARESEP) approved a decrease in fuel prices as a result of processing all the requests for extraordinary adjustment made by the Costa Rican Petroleum Refinery (RECOPE) for the months of October and November. This adjustment, in addition to the price difference, includes the corresponding update to […]
Rosario Murillo: hurricane did not kill or wound people in Nicaragua
Hurricane Otto partially or totally destroyed more than 800 homes, eight schools, two health centers and several governmental offices during its passage through southern Nicaragua last Thursday. However, the Nicaraguan government said there were no casualties or injured people. First Lady Rosario Murillo said the damage occurred in the Southern Caribbean, in Central Zelaya, Río […]
6 cantons are still under red alert
According to the update of the authorities at 6:00 a.m., 6 cantons remain under red alert and strict surveillance by the authorities, due to the effects of Hurricane Otto. Upala, Los chiles, Guatuso, Bacages, Golfito and Corredores are still on red alert. This Monday, the Government announced that attention operations are headed to the towns […]
The faces of the heroes behind Hurricane Otto
Hurricane Otto left devastating figures in Costa Rica. Ten people died, the number of missing people is still unknown, and about 3,419 people now live in 30 shelters throughout the territory. In addition, structural damage to buildings and roads were quantified in 2,778 kilometers and around 7,188 million colones. But behind these numbers there are […]
Possible agreement in OPEC might be good for them and bad for us
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) will try to seal a deal in Vienna to limit their production and thus stabilize oil prices. It would be the first agreement in eight years to achieve a reduction in production. The 14 members of OPEC have been negotiating for weeks to establish quotas of extraction by […]
Solís: “three quarters of the population live in places where they should not be”
Could Otto’s consequences in Upala have been avoided? A Report of the National University three years ago warned about the risk of flooding for this populations. When asked about the issue, President Luis Guillermo Solís, accepted he knew about the report, but adds that there are many studies of poor urban planning in the country.” […]