The Traffic Police reported that, until August 6th, 49,264 road accidents have occured so far this year, which is equivalent to an average of 10 incidents per hour. The data is part of a call for attention to drivers to redouble roadside prevention during rainy days. According to data provided by the Road Safety Council […]
Archives for August 2019
Unions announce that strike will last until the weekend
The health sector unions announced 72 more hours of strike as of this Wednesday at 6:00 am. So, the protests in the medical centers of the country will run until next Saturday at 6:00 am. In addition, on Thursday, August 8th, they will make a demonstration on the street, they will leave from La Merced […]
These fur babies need a forever home!
The Municipality of Cartago has already started a campaign to find homes for 41 dogs that were abandoned during the 2019 pilgrimage. The dogs are in the Municipal Animal Care Education Center (CMECA), following an operation carried out by volunteers and animal welfare organizations in the last couple of days in Cartago. From the Municipal […]
Trump freezes all assets of the Venezuelan government in the US
On Monday, President Donald Trump ordered to freeze all the assets of the Venezuelan government in the United States, in Washington’s last onslaught against President Nicolás Maduro. I decided that it is necessary to block the properties of the Venezuelan government due to the continuation of the usurpation of power by the illegitimate regime of […]
12 thousand health officials went on strike
Only 50% of the insured in the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) was treated on August 5th in general medicine in one of the hospitals in the country, after the strike of the unions of the health sector, according to the press department of the institution. According to the entity’s data, more than 12 […]
Authorities seize 771 kilos of cocaine in Guanacaste and Limón
Public Safety Authorities reported on the seizure of approximately 771 kilos of cocaine during two operations in Guanacaste and Limón. The Minister of Security, Michael Soto, explained that according to the first investigations, it was determined that the drug was not destined for national territory. The first of the cases occurred 40 nautical miles from […]