A 76-year-old woman and a 37-year-old man died and one person is missing as consequence of a flood that took place on Thursday. The two bodies were found. Rescuers are looking for a 6-year-old child who was swept away by the current. Apparently, these three people decided to tour a river in Curubandé area at […]

According to Deputy Minister of Justice and Peace Victor Barrantes, Costa Rica has the necessary conditions to lead the Global Peace Index, which is an attempt to measure the relative position of nations’ and regions’ peacefulness. Costa Rica is in the 33th position. Indicators to determine this index are: -Number of internal and external wars […]

A Senate committee voted to prosecute Brazil’s suspended president Dilma Rousseff in order to decide her deposition. The result is 14-5 in favor of the prosecution. But the real question is: what’s next? To reach the final sentence, the committee must be endorsed by 81 senators on Tuesday, in a session that will take place […]

President of the Republic Luis Guillermo Solís participated in the inauguration of La Esperanza project and from now on, more than 250 poor people from Purral community in Goicoechea will have a decent house. Funds come from the Banco Hipotecario de la Vivienda’s Social Fund for Housing (BANHVI). 1,749 million colones were invested. People who […]

On August 4th, Costa Rican authorities and international experts will participate in a forum to discuss the challenges of social security in Costa Rica. The activity will be held within the framework of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS), created on November 1st, 1941. This forum will start […]

On August 4th, mothers and pregnant women will have free, expert advice on topics such as breastfeeding, care during pregnancy and childbirth, among other things. The talks will be held at the Promotion and Breastfeeding and Hospital Childbirth Festival. The activity will be held in the parking area of Walmart, located in San Sebastián. The […]