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In order to comply with the provisions of Law 7600, the Municipality of Desamparados will invest ¢ 200 million for the construction of sidewalks and other additional works in various parts of the canton. The works began on Monday with the demolition of sidewalks in the downtown area, from the Monseñor Rubén Odio School to […]

Director of the National Institute of Women (INAMU) Alejandra Mora asked the Bank of Costa Rica (BCR), to immediately remove an advertisement launched on December 8th, because, according to the institution, it promotes sexism. In the commercial, there is a woman chasing the father of her child to make him pay the alimony. The man […]

For unknown reasons, a small plane that crashed was being repaired, crashed one of its wings against a microbus on Thursday morning, in Tobías Bolanos Airport in Pavas. Guillermo Montoya, from the Communications Central of the Fire Department said that there were no victims and only material damage were reported. The accident occurred at 9:59 […]

The second bridge over Virilla River, between Pozuelo and Jardines del Recuerdo, has an advance of 35%. To continue the construction work, it will be necessary to close the road in the area to unload a section of the beam. The closure will take place from December 9th, at 10 pm, to December 10th, at […]

During the presentation of the pilot plan for dual education to be implemented in the school year 2017, minister of Foreign Affairs Manuel González took the opportunity to defend president Luis Guillermo Solís’ trips. The Chancellor stressed that the implementation of this program is thanks to the agreements reached between the president with German Chancellor […]