The Minister of Agriculture and Livestock, Luis Felipe Arauz, revealed on Monday that an increase in rainfall during January and February caused a strong increase in the presence of rust in coffee plantations. Arauz explained that the most affected areas were the early maturing regions such as Pérez Zeledón, Coto Brus and Turrialba, which together […]
Archives for March 2018
The Pacific had a shaky Monday
According to data from the National Seismological Network of the University of Costa Rica, at 6:15 am on Monday there was a 4.2-degree earthquake, 25 kilometers south of Jacó, which is occupied by vacationers on holy days. The movement had a depth of 17 kilometers and was caused by the collision of plates. There is […]
SINAC on alert to avoid lagarteada this Friday
The National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC) has the surveillance operation ready to prevent the lagarteada from occurring in Ortega sector, in Santa Cruz de Guanacaste. Public Force, Traffic Police and Municipal Police, along with SINAC employees will be alert to any attempt to capture a crocodile, since the institution denied permission for the activity […]
Deaths reduced the electoral register for the second round by 2,100
The second electoral round will use the same electoral register from February 4th. However, on April 1st there will 2,161 fewer voters. That is the number of deaths that have occurred since February 4th, according to the report by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal. Just over 3,322,000 people were registered for the elections in 2018; however, […]
40 WTO members question US steel tax
This week, more than 40 members of the World Trade Organization (WTO), including the 28 members of the European Union, voiced their concern about taking unilateral measures that could jeopardize the stability of the multilateral trading system, including the Presidential proclamation on steel imports in the United States. This proclamation imposed an ad valorem tariff […]
Maduro paid up to $4 billion to Odebrecht
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro ordered extraordinary payments of up to 4,000 million dollars for Odebrecht works in 2013 in response to contributions from the Brazilian construction company to its electoral campaign, the newspaper Estadao reported on Sunday. The information comes from reports and documents in the corruption investigation around Odebrecht, which involves several countries in […]