Authorities seek at least 854 blood donors to meet the demand that increases during the holiday season. The National Blood Bank requires the liquid to deal with incidents in different hospital centers, which increase by the end and beginning of the year. Adriana González, in charge of the Promotion Department, explained that some of the […]
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Costa Rica had more than a thousand structural fires in 2017
So far this year, there have been 1031 structural fires in the country, according to the Fire Department, which indicated that last year there were 1064 emergencies due to structural fire, that is, 33 more cases. Only in the month of December we have treated 61 structural fires,” said Benemérito. The last one occurred on […]
Fine chocolates from Costa Rica win competition
Chocolatería Estukurú de la Fortuna from San Carlos, Gourmet Fields from Sabana Oeste, Nahua Cacao-Chocolate from Cariari de Heredia, Caribeans SA from Puerto Viejo de Talamanca and Chocolate Sibú from San Isidro de Heredia, are the winners of 24 out of 80 awards from the International Chocolate Awards Ceremony, which was held recently in Managua, […]
25 thousand people won’t have water in Tibás
Some 25 thousand people could be affected on Tuesday in the canton of Tibás due to lack of water. The Costa Rican Institute of Aqueducts and Sewers (AyA) informs the population that, due to the installation of valves and maintenance of the Tibás storage tank, they will carry out the interruption of the drinkable water […]
10-year-old was caught with doses of marijuana and ¢ 150 thousand in Río Azul
A 10-year-old minor was surprised on Monday afternoon by officers of the Public Force with 176 doses of marijuana and 150 thousand colones. The incident occurred in Río Azul of the canton La Unión, in the province of Cartago. This was confirmed by the regional director of the Public Forces of that province, Enrique Arguedas, […]
BCR will be able to get $500 million in Panama
The Bank of Costa Rica (BCR) received authorization from the Superintendency of the Securities Market of Panama, for the placement of debt for a maximum of $500 million (about ¢ 285,000 million) in the financial market of the neighboring country. The BCR will be able to make a public offering of the 2016-BCR Standardized Bonds […]