Turrialba Volcano has not emanated ash since November 13th, but it has maintained a constant emission of gas and steam. Eliécer Duarte, expert from the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI), said the activity of the colossus has fallen compared to previous months, but that does not mean it is dormant. What has […]
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Housing Ministry to support families affected by Hurricane Otto
On Monday, the Minister of Housing, Rosendo Pujol, said that the institution will provide support to families whose homes were damaged by Hurricane Otto. Pujol said there are 2 severely damaged houses and about 10 houses with less damages in Altamira Bijagua, where they have already contacted the affected families. President Luis Guillermo Solís said […]
BUSSCO will gather in front of the Legislative Assembly to make a request
A delegation from the Costa Rican, Social and Unitarian-Union Block (BUSSCO) will gather in front of the Legislative Assembly to make a request to the “Founding Fathers”: We are requesting that during these special sessions, all projects that tend to defend tax fraud and evasion are discussed, informed Martín Chinchilla, a journalist from BUSSCO. He […]
Uber charged a woman 74,000 colones for a 4-kilometer travel!
Karina Monge started using Uber as a quick option to move. However, after being charged 74,000 colones for a 4-kilometers travel, she assured that she will think it twice before using the application. She traveled 4.47 kilometers with her children: it lasted 30 minutes and it became the most expensive trip of her life. Karina […]
Antonio Álvarez: “Figueres hid important information”
Legislator and presidential candidate for Partido de Liberación Nacional (PLN) Antonio Álvarez accused José María Figueres of hiding important data from the latest survey conducted by CID-Gallup firm. Álvarez assured that Figueres’ group informed about the study after eliminating the last two parts of the document. It seems like a very serious deal because they […]
Ottón Solís talks about sentence to his campaign’s treasurer
The legislator from the Citizen Action Party (PAC), Ottón Solís, referred to the sentence against his party’s former treasurer, Minor Sterling, and stated that the Party is following an ethical route. The Criminal Court of San José sentenced Sterling to 6 years in prison for the crime of fraud after he charged the Supreme Electoral […]