The number of suspicious deaths from the consumption of alcohol adulterated with methanol has increased to 25. This was confirmed by the Ministry of Health on Monday afternoon. The deaths occurred in Santa Bárbara de Heredia and Santa Cruz, Guanacaste. In total, 59 patients have been hospitalized for methanol poisoning, of which 25 have died, […]
Archives for August 2019
New gasoline prices since midnight
The new hydrocarbon prices were enforced on August 6th at midnight. The request for an increase was made by Recope on July 12th and, with the changes, gasoline plus 91 will rise ₡26 per liter, super gasoline will rise ₡31 per liter, and a liter of Diesel will increase ₡14. With the changes, the liter […]
Four nutritional tips for cancer patients
Having a good diet is vital to cope with the chemotherapy processes that cancer patients go through. Proper nutrition is vital from day one. Therefore, we will give you four tips to eat well if you are an oncological patient or are close to one. 1- Yorleni Chacón, director of the Nutrition major in the […]
Costa Rica wants more tourists from South America
Costa Rica seeks to attract more tourism from South America. Therefore, it organized an activity with the presence of businessmen, tourism authorities and Chilean and Argentine diplomats. During the networking breakfast, a public-private alliance was held, organized by the Association Grupo Pro Imagen, the Argentine ambassador to the country, Patricia Giménez; Chile’s ambassador, Oscar Alcamán, […]
Garabito aims to recycle 6% of waste
As part of the efforts to consolidate Garabito as a “green” canton, without plastics and with zero waste, the Municipality of the area recently opened its first material recovery center, hoping to improve the waste management in all local communities and thus recycle 6% of the waste. This center will be responsible for receiving the […]
Panamanian authorities seize cocaine valued at $152 million
The naval authorities of Panama seized more than four and a half tons of cocaine in a joint operation with their Colombian counterparts in the Caribbean Sea, where five people were also arrested, according to the Colombian Navy. An intelligence notice from that country alerted Panamanian authorities about the transit of a speedboat in its […]