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In less than two months, the fire unit of National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC) has had to deal with four forest fires in protected areas. The Marino Las Baulas National Park, Los Santos Forest Reserve, and the Corral de Piedra Wetland, where two incidents were handled, were affected by the blaze, which consumed a […]

Each February, the United States make a call to protect the heart and prevent more than 600,000 deaths each year. For 2017, the Heart Health Program from the Health System Mount Sinai in New York City launched 5 tips for women to reduce their risk of suffering a heart attack. 1. Stress test: Ten years […]

For the Government this is an administrative error. Two deputy ministers realized they had thousands of colones extra in their paycheck every month. The other “did not realize” she was getting almost one million colones in her salary. This is how three deputy ministers of this administration received about ¢50 million thanks to a wage […]

A 41-year-old woman named Calvo Obando is suspected of killing her newborn baby to hide infidelity, since her husband didn’t even know about the pregnancy. On Monday, the prosecution of Turrialba ordered the arrest of the woman, prior to the hearing for interim measures before the Criminal Court of the province. The crime for which […]

Thanks to The Economic Council, the Agricultural Credit Bank of Cartago (Bancrédito) signed an agreement with Banco Nacional, the country’s largest bank by assets, to deduct the flow of commissions to be received as a result of the collection of country exit taxes. Said agreement will allow this financial entity to generate additional income this […]

Following the death of lion Kivú, the management from Simón Bolívar Zoo Foundation publicly requested that the national authorities respond to a series of questions raised due to the transfer of the animal from the zoo to the facilities of Zoo Ave. The entity issued a statement requesting the following answers: -Results of the tests […]