The Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) has the 800-DENUNCIE (33686243) toll-free telephone number, which aims to protect its customers or invite them to report fraud attempts made through calls, text messages, e-mail or usurpation of identity in registered services. According to Juan de la Cruz Brenes Solera, chief of the Directorate of Protection and Security […]
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President Trump will tax Canadian timber imports for construction
President Donald Trump started a trade war against Canada by taxing timber imports for construction and threatening with similar measures against dairy products from the United States’ top trading partner. Canada has been very hard on the United States. Everybody thinks that Canadians are nice, but for years they were smarter than our politicians . […]
Is Poás lagoon about to disappear?
The beautiful lagoon that attracts thousands of tourists to the crater of Poas volcano might disappear soon. The powerful eruptive cycle of the last days caused a series of changes that put the lagoon in check. According to Gino González, expert from Volcanos Sin Fronteras (VSF), it is a matter of days for it to […]
Rains and poor handwashing increase diarrhea
The arrival of rains and the absence of proper hand-washing increase cases of diarrhea, which this year affect school-age children. Elenita Ramírez, an expert on diseases at the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS), commented that in the last five years they have detected an increase in cases of diarrhea. These diseases have viral, bacterial […]
The 10 issues that Solis should address on May 2nd
Legislators and analysts hope that the third report of the work of the President of the Republic, Luis Guillermo Solís, offers answers to specific problems and not mere rhetoric. The president will be accountable to the Legislative Assembly on May 2nd on his third year of government and should set the priorities for his last […]
Sanitary Sewer Improvements Fast Forward
The Costa Rican Institute of Aqueducts and Sewers (AyA) made progress with more than 45 kilometers of sanitary pipeline in 11 cantons of the Metropolitan Area. The works started a little more than a year ago and to date they have finished in places like Coronado, Moravia, Curridabat and Granadilla. The project aims to improve […]