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From 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, several communities in Heredia will be affected by the suspension of drinking water service. Within this period, the service will be affected by a space of 3 hours. The affected areas are Tirol, in San Rafael and near the treatment plant. The suspension of the service is […]

Ernesto Villagra is a native man in despair. For weeks he has been in pain, weak and vomiting blood, but nobody tells him what his health problem is. Villagra said he visited the health center Daytonia, but they do not know what his illness is and he fears this is due to his lack of […]

Last Friday, authorities found several sticks of dynamite on the bridge deck. This was confirmed on Wednesday morning by the Minister of Public Works and Transport (MOPT), Carlos Villalta. Villalta said that they immediately warned the Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS), and Don Mariano Figueres, Director of the unit, is investigating the case. The […]

A bill intends to get the Courts of Execution of Sentences to grant the pardons for convicts, instead of the Governing Council, as it is established. The initiative was presented by the Legislator Rafael Ortíz, from the Social Christian Unity Party (PUSC), and it consists of an amendment to article 90 of the Criminal Code. […]

Schools look like safe places for children and young people in Costa Rica. However, security officials reported an increase in cases of violence and drugs involving students. Regarding drugs, last year alone 186 doses of marijuana, 179 grams of marijuana and 30 doses of cocaine were seized in schools, aswell as 49 crack rocks, 49 […]

A report from the area of Information Technology and Communications (ATIC) of the Internal Audit of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) revealed the need to improve the information systems in blood banks. Rafael Herrera, Head of ATIC Audit, said that blood banks use different ways to bring this control and the right thing […]