A proposal to ban the early release of people convicted of crimes against life, sexual assault or organized crime opens the discussion between legislators and criminal lawyers. The initiative, led by Mario Redondo, legislator from Alianza Democrática Cristiana (ADC), is an amendment to the draft law on the National Penitentiary Service and Conditional Execution of […]
2 legislators are requesting the BCR to revoke Pedro Quirós’ appointment
Jorge Arguedas and Ottón Solís demanded the Bank of Costa Rica (BCR) to revoke the appointment of controversial executive president of the Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) Pedro Pablo Quirós as project manager to build the San José-San Ramón highway corridor. Both lawmakers summoned the BCR after criticizing the appointment of the former chairman, who […]
The Fire Department is always assisting animals!
The Fire Department daily assist 22 emergencies related to snakes, dogs, cats, sloths and even crocodiles in the national territory. In fact, during the first 37 days of 2017, the rescue units have already assisted 801 emergencies related to animals. The most common one is the appearance of snakes. In addition, in the first weeks […]
The Municipality of San José will close 9th Avenue today
Due to road works, the Municipality of San José will close 9th Avenue on February 7th, from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. According to Keneth Quesada, engineer at the Municipality of San José, the amount invested exceeds 200 million colones and thanks to that, several roads of the old city of San José and other […]
The schedules for the reversible lane to Heredia will change today
As part of the adjustments to the contingency plan created for the works on Virilla bridge over General Cañas highway, the schedules in the reversible lane to Heredia will change on February 7th, starting at 12 noon until midnight: 2 lanes will work from San José to Heredia and 1 lane will work in the […]
Water service could be interrupted in Escazú, Desamparados and Moravia
Today, February 7th, your water service could be disrupted due to repairing and maintenance works in systems that supply water to several communities in Escazú, Desamparados and Moravia. Aqueducts and Sewers (AyA) reported that 3 works will be carried out in those areas and that could interrupt the service. Pay attention to the most affected […]