Authorities have been working restlessly in Upala. Weather conditions have allowed them to help isolated communities. Upala’s mayor Juan Bosco Acevedo assured that everyone has received food, clothing and personal hygiene products. However, Bosco Acevedo explained that there might be some people who didn’t receive these products: it was because they weren’t around when authorities […]
Va de Frente: Solís’ TV show will be on air on December 1st
President Luis Guillermo Solís’ tv show, Va de Frente, was not broadcast on November 24th due to Hurricane Otto. However, it will be on air this week on Canal 13. Even though, authorities are working on rebuilding the places hit by Otto, like Upala and Bagaces, the tv program will be transmitted on December 1st, […]
3 days of national mourning for the victims of hurricane Otto
“In honor to our victims, long live Costa Rica”. With these words, president Luis Guillermo Solís, along with a trumpeter and a drummer from the Fire Department who played the “Touch of Silence”, the three days of national mourning, to honor the 10 people who died due to hurricane Otto, started. Mario Calderón, director of […]
Potatoes and onions were not included in the FTA with the United States
The greatest fear of opening the rice business for the Free Trade Agreement with the United States (CAFTA) is that the potato and the onion are left aside. Alexánder Mora, Minister of Foreign Trade, explained that these are the only two products that were excluded from the trade agreement. The official stated that he will […]
Check the expiration date of the products you donate!
During the collection campaigns carried out by the Costa Rican Red Cross in different parts of the country in order to help families affected by Hurricane Otto, some people took expired pasta and canned products in the canton of Mora. The products were identified during the process of control and revision that the committee conducted. […]
Native communities are also donating food to help victims of hurricane Otto
In the wake of Hurricane Otto, hundreds of Costa Ricans have made donations for the affected families in Upala and other communities. To the surprise of many and as role models, the inhabitants from the indigenous area of Baja Talamanca are also part of this initiative. From Amubri, Cachabli, Shiroles, Katsi, Suretka and other communities […]