Archives for November 2016

Journalists are always after a phrase that summarizes the news. They are always looking for a word that reflects what is happening. It was hard to find one to describe Upala’s situation because every person who talked about it gave me the chills. And now, as a worker, but even more important, as a human […]

Authorities have been working restlessly in Upala. Weather conditions have allowed them to help isolated communities. Upala’s mayor Juan Bosco Acevedo assured that everyone has received food, clothing and personal hygiene products. However, Bosco Acevedo explained that there might be some people who didn’t receive these products: it was because they weren’t around when authorities […]

President Luis Guillermo Solís’ tv show, Va de Frente, was not broadcast on November 24th due to Hurricane Otto. However, it will be on air this week on Canal 13. Even though, authorities are working on rebuilding the places hit by Otto, like Upala and Bagaces, the tv program will be transmitted on December 1st, […]

It couldn’t be faster. The Regulatory Authority for Public Services (ARESEP) reported on Monday about a reduction in the price of fuel, and on Tuesday, the changes are already being applied. The change took place at midnight. A relief to start Christmas. Super gas is now worth 19 colones less, plus regular gas is worth […]

The roads are part of the infrastructure that suffered the attacks of Hurricane Otto. The cost of the repairs reaches an investment close to ¢ 8.552 million. According to the latest report by the Minister of Public Works and Transport (MOPT), Carlos Villalta, there are six routes that continue to be flooded, which does not […]

“In honor to our victims, long live Costa Rica”. With these words, president Luis Guillermo Solís, along with a trumpeter and a drummer from the Fire Department who played the “Touch of Silence”, the three days of national mourning, to honor the 10 people who died due to hurricane Otto, started. Mario Calderón, director of […]