Five children and four adults had to vacate their homes in Tempate, Santa Cruz, because the nearby was overflowing after the heavy rains that have affected the country in recent days. The Huacas fire department was in charge of dealing with the emergency. In total, seven houses were affected. In Nandayure, a woman was trapped […]
Archives for October 14, 2018
Nanotechnology multinational company moves to Costa Rica
The multinational company Noxtak, specialized in nanotechnology for the control and mitigation of electromagnetic pollution from any source, announced that it chose Costa Rica to install its operations. Next month, the company will start hiring personnel for areas of manufacturing, design and engineering. So far, 11 employees are already working with the company in the […]
Businessmen and NGOs denounce creation of “suprapolice” in Nicaragua
On Saturday, Nicaraguan business leaders and civic groups rejected the powers given to a state entity that creates a “suprapolice” that violates the rights of individuals and companies. The regulation to the law that created the Financial Analysis Unit (UAF), published on October 3rd, authorizes that agency to “have direct access to information protected by […]
President Alvarado: “Repression in Nicaragua must end”
On Sunday, President Carlos Alvarado showed his concern after the arrests made by the Nicaraguan government during the “United for freedom” protest that the opposition was trying to carry out in Managua. The activity, which had a message of repudiation of the repression of the government of Daniel Ortega, was repressed with police violence. This […]
Costa Rican scientists achieve milestone with antidote against black mamba
Last week, the Clodomiro Picado Institute of the University of Costa Rica (ICP-UCR) highlighted the creation of a potential antidote capable of neutralizing the venom of the snake Dendroaspis polylepis, an African species better known as black mamba. This venom causes death in less than 20 minutes. The antidote is in its experimental stage and […]
Tech failure caused long lines at Juan Santamaría Airport
A flaw in the computer system of Migration caused long lines and crowds on Sunday morning at Juan Santamaría International Airport, the main gateway for tourists. According to the General Directorate of Migration, their control systems and servers were affected by Internet and connectivity failures between control points and central offices, so parallel action protocols […]