Legislator Humberto Vargas, from the Social Christian Unity Party (PUSC), blamed Rosibel Ramos (from the same party) for trimming ¢ 47 billion from the National Children’s Trust (PANI) for next year’s regular budget. In a publication made on his Facebook profile, Vargas said the downgrade was led by Ramos, who has two daughters, and was […]
Archives for December 5, 2016
IMAS allocated ₵ 600 million for victims of Otto
Many of those affected by Hurricane Otto have already benefited from the Joint Institute for Social Assistance (IMAS), which executed 600 million colones from its budget. According to IMAS, more than a thousand families (3759 people) have received help throughout the country. That money will be used to meet the needs of food, shelter, basic […]
Costa Rican astronaut Franklin Chang-Díaz delivered a very emotional, touching message to former president Monge
Costa Rican astronaut Franklin Chang-Diaz sent an emotional message to former president Luis Alberto Monge Álvarez, who died on November 29th. Chang-Diaz made his first space mission in January, 1986 aboard Columbia space shuttle, when Monge was president of the Republic. On December 3rd, the astronaut attended the ceremony in which the ashes of the […]
Is Gallo Pinto dying?
Having this dish for breakfast was a tradition in Costa Rica. It contains half rice, half beans and delicious smells. But apparently, Gallo Pinto is dying. Costa Rica would not be fulfilling the 30% of bean production to meet local demand. This was stated by Ellen Levinson, representative of the United States Dry Bean Council, […]
4 earthquakes shook the country on Sunday
An earthquake awoke hundreds of Costa Ricans this Sunday. The quake was recorded at 5:34 a.m., about 15 kilometers north of Quepos, Puntarenas. At 9:08 a.m. another movement of the same magnitude was recorded in a nearby area, 17 kilometers north of Dominical. Ronny Quintero, a seismologist from OVSICORI, says they received reports of strong […]
500 meters of trammel nets and a boat were seized in Colorado River
During a patrol control held this weekend at the mouth of the Colorado River in the North Caribbean coast, the National Coast Guard Service (SNG) managed to seize 500 meters of trammel nets and a canoe. The SNG had registered several complaints about illegal fishing in the area, so they conducted a series of patrols, […]