A strong quake was felt on October 26th, at 4:27 pm. The National Seismological Network indicates that the quake registered a 4.4 magnitude and the epicenter was 12 kilometers east of Savegre, in Quepos, with a 49-kilometer depth. Expert Javier Pacheco, from the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI), indicatesd that the quake […]
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Gender gap Index was published and it is worrying
the Gender Gap Index, study conducted by the Center for Collaborative Leadership and Women from the INCAE, was published. However, its data generated concern, as stated by Roberto Artavia, former director of the Central American Institute of Business Administration. Artavia declared that one of the big concerns is that three or four generations must pass […]
19 months without ambassador in Venezuela
The government has one year and seven months without appointing an ambassador to the government of Venezuela, despite the political, social and economic crisis in the South American country. The press office of Foreign Ministry confirmed on Wednesday that the country has no ambassador in Caracas. Ana Patricia Villalobos is the one responsible for the […]
Police intercepted a car with 40 liquor boxes
Commissioner José Domingo Cruz, regional chief of the security forces in the southern area, confirmed that authorities intercepted a car with 40 liquor boxes and lots of beers on the road to San Vito de Coto Brus. A 21-year-old man named Araya was driving the car with the smuggled liquor. This confiscation of illegal alcoholic […]
Escazú and Alajuelita signed an agreement to design strategies to improve security
The municipalities of Escazú and Alajuelita signed an agreement to jointly design strategies to improve security in both provinces. Similarly, the proposal provides the definition of a policy for children and adolescents for residents of these areas. Alpizar Modesto, mayor of Alajuelita, explained that the agreement shows that local governments can join forces to improve […]
Oxfam reports environmental, labor and social impacts of pineapple production in Costa Rica
Environmental, labor and social impacts of pineapple activity in Costa Rica are “serious and shocking”, as warned by international agency Oxfam in a report that was rejected “categorically” by an organization of producers and exporters. They fumigate when workers are present (on farms), agricultural chemicals pollute water to the point that it is almost impossible […]