On October 26th, a health fair, organized by advanced students of Pharmacy from the University of Costa Rica (UCR), started. The activity ran until 3:00 pm, and it provided information on methods of contraception and testing for sexually transmitted infections. Cinthya Chaves, pharmacy student and one of the participants in the fair, explained that it […]
Costa Rica and 11 Latin American countries expressed their concern regarding Venezuela’s political situation
Costa Rica and 11 Latin American countries expressed their concern regarding the political polarization in Venezuela and they urged Nicolas Maduro’s government and its opposition to start a dialogue to resolve differences. According to a statement from the Mexican Foreign Ministry, this joint appeal was also signed by Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, […]
ARESEP approved a reduction in bus fare in San Pedro
The Regulatory Authority approved a 70-colón decrease in bus fare in San Pedro and, according to the official publication in La Gaceta, the reduction will apply from October 27th. As consequence, users will pay 255 colones (20.8% decrease). Autotransportes Cesmag company provides service in San Pedro, Sabanilla and San Ramán, as well as surrounding neighborhoods […]
2 Nicaraguan citizens were arrested in Boca Arenal Cutris
On October 26th, authorities from San Carlos Judicial Investigation detained 2 Nicaraguan citizens in the area of Boca Arenal Cutris, one of them on suspicion of selling drugs and the other because he had a warrant. Several months ago, authorities received confidential information about a man who was apparently engaged in drug sales from his […]
Volaris will allocate 22 aircrafts to operate in Costa Rica
Volaris, Mexican company, will allocate 22 aircrafts to operate its subsidiary in Costa Rica. This amount of aircrafts will be consolidated within three years, as revealed by Enrique Beltranena, CEO of the company, after presenting the results concerning the third quarter of 2016. Volaris is only waiting to complete the last phase of Costa Rican […]
Air Costa Rica was inaugurated on October 26th
Air Costa Rica airline was formally inaugurated on October 26th in an event held at Juan Santamaría International Airport. The second, Costa Rican airline confirmed that it has already hired 60 people for several areas such as administrative area, crew and customer service. After 2 years of intense work, the company obtained the Air Operator […]