The National Olympic Committee (CON) and Japan signed a new cooperation agreement that will bring great benefits to national athletes. Mamoru Shinohara, ambassador of Japan to Costa Rica and Henry Núñez, president of the NOC, signed an agreement that will] benefit 5 sports federations: -Table tennis -Gymnastics -Fencing -Boxing -Synchronized swimming We are grateful to […]
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ARESEP: “Tuasa can’t charge 1,200 colones for a transportation service”
The Public Services Regulatory Authority (ARESEP) is against the ¢ 1200 charge that Tuasa intends to apply for a transportation service from Alajuela to San José. The amount, established by the company, was endorsed by the Public Transport Council (CTP) and the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MOPT). However, ARESEP was never consulted and […]
A report placed Costa Rica as the Central American country with the highest number of overweight children
A report from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) placed Costa Rica as the Central American country with the highest number of overweight children. According to the study, Costa Rica presents a child overweight rate of 8.1%, while Nicaragua registers 6.2% and Honduras has […]
An app will help you deal with La Platina closure
Minister of Communication Mauricio Herrera announced that a mobile application will start working next week. It will allow people to know about the state of the roads and the traffic flow during La Platina closure. By using this tool, you will be able to find out in real time what is going on at General […]
A video allows to see Turrialba’s volcanic activity
Have you ever wondered how does Turrialba volcano sound in full activity? Well, a video provided by the National Seismological Network (RSN) allows people to see and hear the most active volcano in Costa Rica. The images and sounds, recorded by a technician named Jean Paul, were posted on Facebook on January 18th. In the […]
2 Colombian citizens were selling drugs
An anti-drug intervention was carried on the street to the Children’s Museum. According to Marcelo Solano, Municipal Police Director of San José, the investigation and intervention work was done along with the narcotics brigade from the Judicial Investigation Agency. Solano informed that the money related to the purchased product was already found and two Colombians […]