A strong earthquake shook the country at 10:06 a.m. The Vulcanological and Seismological Observatory of the National University (OVSICORI) confirms that its epicenter was 9.4 km west of San Pablo, León Cortés, 8 kilometers deep, with a magnitude of 4.8. The tremor was felt strongly in Cartago, Desamparados, Blancos Street, Moravia, La Uruca, Pavas, Sabana, […]
Archives for August 18, 2016
Agricultural extension workers must adapt to new technologies
President Luis Guillermo Solís, participated in the opening of the Third National Congress of Agricultural Extension, an activity organized by the Ministry of Agriculture in collaboration with the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA). The president was pleased with this activity that allows to boost the Costa Rican agricultural production. The Government has an […]
New policy to face mass migration
Costa Rica was not prepared for an African and Caribbean mass migration. President of the Republic Luis Guillermo Solís admitted it. As consequence, he called for the creation of a National Migration Policy in order to have resources to cope with the situation that is taking place in the Southern Border. Within 60 days, it […]
TSE: identification cards will have some modifications
Next month, the Supreme Electoral Court of Costa Risa (TSE) will promote some changes in the identification cards. These modifications will be focused on the material used to create the document. Luis Antonio Sobrado, TSE president, stated that citizens’ personal information will be printed with a laser on the back of the certificate, which will […]
Unemployment: alarming information
After the fiscal deficit, unemployment is the second, most serious problem that Costa Rican economy is facing. According to Employment Continuous Survey released by the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC), this figure reached 9.4% in the second trimester of the year. However, the government hasn’t planned any measures to solve this problem. There […]
Careless people might increase Zika cases to 500
The Ministry of Health would not ruled out that Zika cases could reach 500 by next Wednesday. Rodrigo Marín, head of the Vector Control Program of the Ministry, worries that new cantons are affected by the virus, especially with the approach of the rainy season, when more mosquito-transmitted diseases increase in the country. We have […]