The repairs of a slab surface on the bridge Virilla General Cañas forced the closure of the passage in San José-Alajuela direction, from 10:00 p.m. October 13th until 5:00 a.m. on October 14th. Due to weather conditions in the cantonal border between San José and Heredia, last night the workers were unable to perform the […]
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¡Vamos a turistear! campaign: the best way to spend your long weekend
The Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT) enabled over 300 vacation options for the last long weekend of 2016, that will take place from October 15th to October 17th. It aims to promote domestic tourism through ‘¡Vamos a turistear!’ campaign. Those interested can visit and explore www.vamosaturistear.com website, where you will find special rates up to […]
Guerrero: “to include hybrid cars in the initiative is a mistake”
Marcelo Guerrero, legislator from Partido Acción Ciudadana (PAC) reported that most of the 92 motions aiming to amend the bill of incentives and promotion of electrical transport undermine the objectives of the initiative. The initiative intends to reduce fossil fuel consumption and to promote the use of zero-emission technologies. According to Guerrero,proponent of the project, the […]
Man arrested with 51 iguanas
After several days of investigation, yesterday at 3 a.m. a 55-year-old man was arrested in Santa Bárbara de Santa Cruz. The man was on a bus with 51 iguanas, one adult and 50 newborns, to allegedly try and sell then in San José. The operation was in charge of the regional office of the Judicial […]
Carpooling: New “app” starts pilot plan
“Dame Ride” is the name of a new application created by Costa Ricans, who aim to take advantage of the maximum capacity of vehicles, thus reducing traffic. For now, during the pilot plan, the idea is that officials from the same company get to an agreement through the platform to share the trip from home […]
EBAIS patients are asked not to miss appointments
The EBAIS centers managed by UNIBE reportedly have chronic patients who have lost up to 5 appointments for nonappearance. This cases are the reason why other policyholders, who really need the benefit, are unable to receive it. We call for patients and relatives of senior citizens to be more attentive to appointments, because most of […]