The Costa Rican Association of Large Energy Consumers (ACOGRACE) stated that electricity fares should be reduced from 13% to 22% and it strongly opposed the increase requested by the Costa Rican Institute of Electricity (ICE). The Regulatory Authority of Public Services (ARESEP) received the request for an increase in the electricity distribution due to the ICE’s […]
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Beware of whispering strokes!
Headache, tingling in the extremities, memory problems… These are symptoms that you can’t ignore, because they are some of the signs of whispering strokes. Have you heard of them? A whispering stroke is a brain disease that affects cerebral arteries: they get clogged and heart attacks can go unnoticed. However, according to Edgar Jiménes, a […]
National short films will be part of the Shnit Film Festival
Once again, San Jose will hold the Shnit Film Festival, one of the most important short films festival in the world. For this edition, 15 Costa Rican shortfilms will be part of the “Made in Costa Rica” competition. For this national competition, 95 productions were received, out of which 15 finalists will compete to receive the […]
If you like running and zombies, this activity is for you!
On October 30th, the first edition of Run Zombie Run will take place in Costa Rica. It is 5-kilometer race in which participants will have to overcome obstacles to avoid catching the zombie virus. The race consists of running and avoiding that ‘infected’ humans steal 3 ribbons, that participants will wear on a belt, before […]
Solís’ remaining challenges for 2016
There are left three and half months to say goodbye to 2016 and the last stage of Solís Rivera’s administration will start. the President of the Republic’s plans are established and he knows about the challenges that lie ahead for the remaining year. There are three topics that Luis Guillermo Solís wants to focus on: […]
Reventazón is ready to operate!
The process of connecting and operating Reventazón turbines will symbolically conclude today, when President Luis Guillermo Solís operates the start button of the last unit, located in the engine room. Seven months ago, the Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) put into operation the first out of the five Reventazón’s generating units and in August, it […]