The next national elections are on Sunday February 4th, 2018. Therefore, the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) reminded the ban on mass events involving large mobilizations of people or disrupting the free transit by that date. Football matches or concerts, for example, must be programmed for other dates. It should be noted that this measure will […]
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The Municipality of San José will close 9th Avenue today
Due to road works, the Municipality of San José will close 9th Avenue on February 7th, from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. According to Keneth Quesada, engineer at the Municipality of San José, the amount invested exceeds 200 million colones and thanks to that, several roads of the old city of San José and other […]
Hullabaloo back in the classroom!
On Monday morning, the Buenaventura Corrales School reopened its doors to start the 2017 academic year. This 121-year-old historic educational center is located in downtown San José and it shelters children from places like Guadalupe, Tibás, Desamparados, Paso Ancho and even Tres Ríos and Cartago. Principal Lilliam Vargas reported that the first day of school […]
The schedules for the reversible lane to Heredia will change today
As part of the adjustments to the contingency plan created for the works on Virilla bridge over General Cañas highway, the schedules in the reversible lane to Heredia will change on February 7th, starting at 12 noon until midnight: 2 lanes will work from San José to Heredia and 1 lane will work in the […]
Costa Rica is prepared to fight drug trafficking
National authorities foresee an increase in drug trafficking this year, but Security Minister, Gustavo Mata, assured that the country is equipped to fight organized crime. I have been working in police institutions for 35 years, and never before in the history of this country have we been as able as we are today to contain […]
Technological empire unites against Trump’s immigration decree
Nearly 97 technology companies, including Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Twitter, presented a legal document to the US courts against the anti-immigration decree of President Donald Trump. The document, which was delivered on Sunday night before a Court of Appeals, claims that the decree “significantly damages American business, innovation and growth,” according to a copy […]