The National Emergency Commission (CNE), declared a yellow alert throughout the country, due to the low pressure system that has affected the national territory in recent days. It has intensified and it has become a tropical depression. The US National Hurricane Center stated that the tropical depression affecting Costa Rica could turn into a hurricane. […]
Archives for November 22, 2016
Due to asphalting works, it will be necessary to close Pozuelo-Jardín del Recuerdo road
Due to the asphalting works on the road that connects Pozuelo sector to Jardines del Recuerdo, it will be necessary to totally close the road from November 21st to November 27th, from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. The same dynamic will be repeated every night, unless rain conditions prevent the hot material from being placed. […]
Hurricane Center warns about the severe impact of tropical storm Otto
The National Hurricane Center (CNH) from the United States warned about Tropical storm Otto: it would bring severe repercussions to Costa Rica. The phenomenon is almost 500 kilometers from the coast of Limón. Nevertheless, its strengthening is forecast in the next 48 hours with possible repercussions for Costa Rica and Nicaragua. Otto is heading west […]
The bill that aims to limit the additional remuneration to wages in the public sector is making progress
The bill that aims to limit the additional remuneration to wages in the public sector moves its way through the Congress. The initiative, created from a text submitted by Sandra Piszk, legislator from Partido de Liberación Nacional (PLN), was endorsed by a majority of legislators who are part of a panel from the Committee on […]
Storm Otto has greatly hit Costa Rica
The National Emergency Commission (CNE) reported that 135 communities along the Costa Rican territory have been affected by the rains caused by storm Otto. In addition, national routes have different problems and, as explained by Iván Barrantes, director of the CNE, authorities have made efforts to reach communities that are isolated, mainly in the South […]
Kivú can’t be exhibited anymore
The Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG) warned that Simón Bolívar Zoo will not be able to exhibit Lion Kivú anymore. The decision is based on a series of reports on the state of health of the animal, which were presented by Simón Bolívar Zoo Foundation (FUNDAZOO), […]