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Archives for October 2016

Turrialba volcano doesn’t stop! Eruption columns are reaching a thousand meters high

October 27, 2016 by Staff News Writer

It seems that the ash is a never-ending problem. Turrialba volcano refuses to lower its intensity and maintains eruption columns that reach a thousand meters high. Javier Pacheco, expert from the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI) indicated that the activity of the volcano has been constant. During October 26th, reports of ashfall […]

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You can make a child happy at Christmas!

October 27, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Have you thought about how to make someone happy at Christmas? This is a good opportunity to do so! “Una Sonrisa para un Niño” campaign aims to collect gifts for children of Tibás. At least a thousand, unwrapped, non-violent gifts are required for children aged 1 to 11 years old. The campaign is an initiative […]

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A strong quake was felt on October 26th

October 27, 2016 by Staff News Writer

A strong quake was felt on October 26th, at 4:27 pm. The National Seismological Network indicates that the quake registered a 4.4 magnitude and the epicenter was 12 kilometers east of Savegre, in Quepos, with a 49-kilometer depth. Expert Javier Pacheco, from the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI), indicatesd that the quake […]

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Gender gap Index was published and it is worrying

October 27, 2016 by Staff News Writer

the Gender Gap Index, study conducted by the Center for Collaborative Leadership and Women from the INCAE, was published. However, its data generated concern, as stated by Roberto Artavia, former director of the Central American Institute of Business Administration. Artavia declared that one of the big concerns is that three or four generations must pass […]

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19 months without ambassador in Venezuela

October 27, 2016 by Staff News Writer

The government has one year and seven months without appointing an ambassador to the government of Venezuela, despite the political, social and economic crisis in the South American country. The press office of Foreign Ministry confirmed on Wednesday that the country has no ambassador in Caracas. Ana Patricia Villalobos is the one responsible for the […]

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Police intercepted a car with 40 liquor boxes

October 27, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Commissioner José Domingo Cruz, regional chief of the security forces in the southern area, confirmed that authorities intercepted a car with 40 liquor boxes and lots of beers on the road to San Vito de Coto Brus. A 21-year-old man named Araya was driving the car with the smuggled liquor. This confiscation of illegal alcoholic […]

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U.S. President Orders Navy Task Force to Caribbean to Counter Venezuela Threat

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