A group of people with banners demonstrated near Matra in Guápiles, and they blocked route 32 on Wednesday morning with the objective of asking for support for the construction of the route that joins Guápiles and Cartago. According to Traffic Police of the area, about 50 neighbors from the area requested the construction of the […]
Archives for July 2018
Three cases of hepatitis A confirmed in Goicoechea
A few hours ago, the Ministry of Health reported that to July 25th there were three confirmed cases of hepatitis A and eight cases with pending confirmation, in the sector of Guadalupe de Goicoechea in San José. On Tuesday, there was a report of an apparent outbreak in the sector. Initially, it was indicated that […]
National cases of malaria increased to 28
Daniel Salas, Chief of Health Surveillance of the Ministry of Health, indicated that when the sanitary alert was issued on June 11th there were 21 cases, so that means seven more cases have been identified in two weeks. Preliminarily, 18 of these 28 cases had been classified as imported; they are still gathering information to […]
Slight eruptive activity in Turrialba Volcano
Since Monday, Turrialba Volcano started a mild eruptive period, as reported by the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI). That scientific institution indicated that the activity consists mainly of sporadic exhalations; that is , with a very low plume of materials and with a diluted ash content. According to OVSICORI, ashfall was reported […]
President defends 2% tax on products of the basic basket
President Carlos Alvarado defended the 2% tax to be imposed on the products of the basic basket before the National Restoration (RN) fraction. Some of the most important changes of the bill for the Strengthening of Public Finances is the removal of these products from Value added tax (VAT). The basic basket consists of a […]
Government negotiates $142.5 million for Guanacaste water mega project
The government is negotiating with the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE) for $142.5 million to finance an ambitious hydroelectric project for Guanacaste, the Río Piedras-Paacumen plan. The plan, which has been on paper for nearly 35 years, seeks to build a dam on the Piedras River, which, once built, will carry water to […]