General Cañas road will be closed today, near Francisco Orlich bridge, in front of Real Cariari. According to the Ministry of Public Works, the closure will be from December 7th, at 10 pm to December 8th, at 5 am. It will only be from Alajuela to San José. Authorities aim to change the road surface […]

A 25-pound gas cylinder exploded in Palí supermarket, in Desamparados de Alajuela. According to the fire department, the incident occurred because the bottom of a cylinder came off and there was a gas leak, but the structure was not affected. Officials are checking the other gas cylinders. crhoy.com

Partido Unión Social Cristiana (PUSC) proposed to transfer 10 billion colones from the public debt management to the National Emergency Commission (CNE) to assist victims and communities affected by hurricane Otto. PUSC presented a motion to the extraordinary budget which is under discussion in the Committee on Finance Issues from the Legislative Assembly. If the […]

On November 29th, Ever Cordero traveled from Mexico to Costa Rica at a flight that was delayed for over an hour. But when he arrived in Costa Rica, he realized that his bag was lost with his 8-year-old son’s gift: a drone he bought for his birthday since the little boy wants to be a […]

The Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) denied a vital medicine to a group of women who suffer from Pompe disease. As consequence, the Ombudsman filed an appeal on behalf of them. Pompe disease is a rare, multisystem, genetic disorder that is characterized by absence or deficiency of the lysosomal enzyme alpha-glucosidase (GAA). it means […]

The mortality of children operated by congenital heart diseases went from 8% in 2014 to 1.4% so far this year. This is one of the best results of the intervention and creation of the Pediatric Cardiac Unit from the National Children’s Hospital. The intervention came after a series of deaths that occurred in the cardiology […]