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The Traffic Police has issued 13,500 fines for driving with expired licenses

November 11, 2016 by Staff News Writer

On average, every day in 2016, 44 drivers were fined for driving a vehicle with an expired driver’s license or temporary learning permit. To date, 13,504 tickets for violating the Traffic Law were issued. According to Mario Calderón, director of Traffic Police, the fine is 22,187.93 colones. The official criticized this behavior as there are […]

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Train service to Heredia was suspended on Thursday night

November 11, 2016 by Staff News Writer

INCOFER confirmed that train service to Heredia was suspended on Thursday night due to a car accident. The clash took place in Colima, where the train dragged a vehicle at the junction near the library of Cuatro Reinas de Tibás. The Fire Department reported that it assisted 2 patients who were evaluated in the place. […]

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Pregnant women and babies should be a priority in all health services

November 10, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Pregnant women or the ones that think they are pregnant should receive priority attention in health centers before the third and a half week of pregnancy. They should be a priority in all health services, even if they are not insured. On november 8th, a series of reforms to the regulation on the National System […]

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Hundreds of Americans are angry because of Donald Trump’s victory

November 10, 2016 by Staff News Writer

On November 10th, president Barack Obama received at the White House to his successor Donald Trump, whose election as president started protests in several cities in the US and continues to scare the world. Obama and Trump’s appointment was scheduled in the Oval Office at around noon. I invited him to come to the White […]

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Visits to Simón Bolívar Zoo dropped almost 50% in the last 4 months

November 10, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Visits to the Simón Bolívar Zoo dropped almost 50% in the last 4 months. This was stated by Yolanda Matamoros, director of the Simón Bolívar Foundation (Fundazoo). She blamed the national press for scaring people, after publishing complaints about lion Kivu’s health. In addition, MINAE ordered Fundazoo to build a new enclosure where Kivú could […]

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On November 14th, you will see a larger, brighter full Moon

November 10, 2016 by Staff News Writer

If you look at the sky on November 14th, you will see a larger, brighter full moon. The satellite will be closer to Earth, offering an unprecedented spectacle in almost 70 years. The observers will think have that the moon is huge, declared Pascal Descamps, from the Paris Observatory. There will be a “supermoon” due […]

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