Due to Halloween celebrations, three thousand officers will guarantee security during this weekend and until November 1st. Since some criminals take the opportunity to commit unlawful acts, it intensifies the work of the police. The Ministry of Public Security (MPS) will have a special operation that will include more resources in several police regions to […]
Archives for October 2016
Tourism is the main “export” service
Tourism lead services exports in the second quarter of 2016, recording 48.4% of total services exports. Therefore, this activity has become the biggest contributor to the recovery in the growth rate of exports in the first half of 2016, compared with the same period last year. Such information appears from the quarterly analysis of the […]
AyA reported an interruption in water service in Barranca, El Roble and Chacarita
Due to maintenance works, Aqueducts and Sewers (AyA) reported an interruption in water service that will affect almost 63,000 people in Barranca, El Roble and Chacarita. The interruption will be from 6:00 pm on Thursday and could last until 6:00 am Friday morning. The population was requested to take measures to mitigate the shortage of […]
Union leaders from CEN-CINAI could go on strike
Union leaders from the Education and Children ‘s Comprehensive Care Centers (CEN- CINAI) announced that they plan a strike to protest against the budget reductions proposed in the Legislature. These centers provide nutrition services for children at social risk and they could lose about 16% of the budget aimed at the administrative level. This number […]
Air France is ready for its first direct flight from Paris to San José
Air France is ready for its first direct flight from Paris to San José on November 2th. Through its official Twitter account, the airline showed a 31-second video with some of the ‘most charming’ tourist destinations in Costa Rica such as Jacó, Poas Volcano, Celeste River, Uvita or La Fortuna de San Carlos. The first […]
Legislator fears biofuels project is put away
Legislator Javier Cambronero, from the Citizen Action Party, fears that the Environment Commission of the Legislative Assembly puts away the bill that would help replace the use of fossil fuels, reduce greenhouse gases and revive the agricultural sector. On Thursday, the legislator announced that he would ask that the file is transferred from the legislative […]