A sloth that is gradually losing its vision entered the Animal Rescue ZooAve vet clinic. The 4-year-old animal was found by a person in Los Ángeles de Santo Domingo in Heredia. When it entered the center, the sloth underwent medical tests and it was detected a white layer over its right eye. Vets determined it […]
Fewer beds for Puntarenas’ new hospital
According to legislator from the party Liberación Nacional (PLN) , Karla Prendas, Puntarenas’ new hospital will have fewer beds. According to the legislator, in 2015, it was said that the medical center would have 459 beds, but now that number was reduced to 283. Prendas presented the case after a hearing among the Special Commission of […]
Violence increases in Costa Rica
A Nicaraguan man surnamed Narváez, spent 6 hours being beated and tortured to death. The man apparently stole a drug shipment and paid with his life. This happened on June 28th, in San Vicente de Tres Ríos, La Unión. The police admits that drug score settlings are increasing and it is no longer about simple […]
Minister gives in and modifies decree
After a protest leaded by tour operators, tourism minister, Mauricio Ventura, was forced to yield to the pressure of carriers and industry representatives that supervise issues related to the tourism sector. The discomfort was generated by a decree that modified vehicles’ service life. They have operating permissions in the country. Walter Ramírez, who has worked […]
Mosquitos invade Guanacaste
According to Suray Carrillo, member from Frente amplio, there is a plague of mosquitos affecting Guanacaste’s livestock and causing millions in losses. She affirmed that the impact of these insects has come to such an extent that they have killed seven deers. Mosquitos are highly affecting Tempisque communities in Guanacaste. This problem mainly arises for […]
Panama Canal new expansion with Costa Rican talent
The ambitious expansion of the colossal Panama Canal, which opened last Sunday, counted on the work and effort of a great Costa Rican company with 50 employees. They put all their energy in a work known as the greatest construction effort in history. Meco, a Costa Rican construction company, employed 50 domestic engineers, mechanics and […]