Oil prices fell yesterday after the conclusion of the European trade, in the eve of OPEC’s meeting in search of an agreement to limit production and boost prices. The North Sea Brent barrel for January delivery traded at $ 46.61 at London’s Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), dropped $ 1.63 on Monday. In the New York Mercantile […]
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This is what you have to do if you want to volunteer to help hurricane victims
Those interested in volunteering for psychosocial care of victims of Hurricane Otto can register by email. Both professional and specialized institutions will be allowed to help. Send and email to voluntariadopsicosocial@cne.go.cr. to request a form that must be completed and returned with the required data. Psychosocial care is coordinated by the Ministry of Health’s Technical […]
Equipment failure did not affect attention in San Juan de Dios
The Hemodialysis service in San Juan de Dios Hospital is working normally, after the alarm was triggered by a gas leak in a coolant hose of an air conditioner located in the medical center. Maritza Campos, administrator of the medical center, said that in the presence of smoke, the protocol established in the Costa Rican […]
3 lagoons and a small waterfall appeared in Irazú
After two days of closure due to a landslide in the road, officials from Irazu Volcano National Park found a rather peculiar surprise upon their return: 3 new lagoons and a small waterfall that falls on the main crater. The amount of rain that fell in two days, due to the passage of Hurricane Otto […]
PUSC will insist on hiring 1,000 new, police officers
Unidad Social Cristiana Party (PUSC) will insist that the corporation tax funds should be used to hire 1,000 police officers. That was stated on November 29th by head of the PUSC Gerardo Vargas Rojas, who expressed that this week they will present a modification to the project that aims to reinstall the tribute discussed in […]
The minister of Labor and Social Security asks to investigate the vice minister for controversial party
Carlos Alvarado, minister of Labor and Social Security, requested a detailed report from vice minister Harold Villegas about his participation in a party held on November 25th at the Cooperative Building, in San Pedro. The vice minister will have to explain the situation and why he allowed the party to continue despite the objections of […]