Diabetes is an increasing evil in the country: it is affecting 12.8% of the Costa Rican population. Studies conducted by the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) indicate that this disease grew by 2% between 2010 and 2014, increasing in that time to about 60.000 more diabetics. Part of the worrying thing is that out […]
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78% of the national police stations are in bad or regular conditions
According to deputy minister of Public Security Bernandita Marín, about 78% of the national police stations are in bad or regular conditions. The official explained that the information was obtained after visiting each of the sites, but the number may have changed to date, because authorities have improved the conditions of some and some others […]
Costa Ricans pay the same price for imported and national sugar
Costa Rica is an important sugar producer and exporter. In recent years, the country has established a series of trade restrictions to protect the domestic producer, but that does not mean that there is a direct preferential price for citizens. A kilo of sugar has an average cost of ¢ 640, which is not affected […]
Police operations resulted in three arrests
Three people were arrested this weekend as suspects of robbery and attempted assault in the province of Guanacaste. One of them, a 22-year-old man named Méndez, was arrested in the Curime district of Liberia, after allegedly assaulting a minor to steal a cell phone. Méndez already had a record for fraud, drug possession and robbery. […]
Influenza killed more people in December
The peak of respiratory infections that began to increase since October 30th already claimed 59 lives in the country. Most deaths occurred from December 18th to December 24th. In this period, 12 people died from complications resulting from the virus; one less death than the ones recorded in 2017. -37 of the 59 deaths had […]
Turrialba Volcano erupted blocks on Monday
A video captured by the cameras of the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI) shows Turrialba Volcano’s activity on Monday morning. The images recorded the activity from 2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. on Monday. During the eruption, the walls of the volcano and the magma broke in blocks that were expelled from 2:12 […]