The health area of San Rafael de Heredia enabled decentralizeded dentistry equipment in each Ebais, in addition to the existing ones in the health area headquarters. The Ebais of Getsemaní, Los Angeles and Concepción. According to Dr. José Pablo Campos, director general of the area, each of these Ebais will have a dental equipment and […]
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The ‘marchamo’ is one of Costa Rican’s favorite Christmas gifts
At Christmas, many receive a gift that might seem strange: the payment of the right of circulation or vehicle ownership tax. According to Roger Arias, Deputy Head of the Directorate of Solidarity Insurers of INS, the number of people who pay their ‘marchamo’ shows a considerable increase after December 24th. The official commented that there […]
Fires claimed the lives of 100 people since 2011
According the statistics of the Fire Department, since 2011, a total of 100 people died as a result of fires in the country. The entity asks citizens not to lower their guards, especially in December, when fires occurrence increases 35% more than the rest of the year. On average, we report a structural fire every […]
Summer is coming! Rains will drop this week
Everyone wonders what happened to the characteristic summer of December. It seems that this year it was a little delayed. But it’s approaching now, so rainfall will decrease. This is due to a slight decrease in humidity in the atmosphere over the country, which brings better weather conditions compared to the last days, according to […]
ECLAC: Redundant Institutions are atrophying Infrastructure Development
The existence of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MOPT), the National Highway Council (CONAVI) and the municipalities, is saturating the solution of a single problem: the atrophied road infrastructure that afflicts Costa Rica. Through a report, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) noted the counterproductive deconcentration in decision-making to […]
Nicaragua will not pay for environmental damages in Isla Portillos
Nicaraguans don’t believe the payment to Costa Rica for environmental damage to Isla Portillos will be a reality any time soon. One of the legislators who support the Sandinismo, Wilfredo Navarro, confessed to the Nicaraguan newspaper La Prensa that it is ‘almost impossible’ that the executive branch submits an amendment to the budget to pay […]