Ileana Fernandez

Kattia Cambronero, PLP Congresswoman, is promoting a bill to ban 17 agrochemicals considered hazardous by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and to regulate the general use of pesticides in the country. Costa Rica is the country that uses the most pesticides per hectare, according to data from […]

Costa Rica is making a significant effort to ensure the safety of the millions of tourists visiting the country. One of the most recent contributions by the ICT is the allocation of ¢640 million for the construction of new police stations in Santa Teresa and Cahuita in the medium term. […]

Costa Rica battles against dengue, Zika, and chikungunya. According to Ministry of Health data, the country is close to hitting 10,000 cases this year. In one week alone, health authorities reported 835 new cases, bringing the total to 9,945 people affected by these diseases. Dengue cases are leading, with the […]

Former Presidents of Costa Rica published a letter opposing statements made by President Rodrigo Chaves, in which he claimed that the country was a “perfect dictatorship.” The document was signed by Oscar Arias, Rafael Ángel Calderón, José María Figueres, Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, Abel Pacheco, Laura Chinchilla, Luis Guillermo Solís, and […]

Costa Rica is the first country in the world to produce vehicle oils without the need for hydrocarbon exploitation. METALUB inaugurated the first re-refining plant for motor lubricants in Central America, located in La Ceiba de Orotina. This 6,600-square-meter facility has the capacity to process 500,000 liters of used oil […]

The Minister of Agriculture and Livestock, Victor Carvajal, discussed a study conducted by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) that detected more than 30 pesticides in the Sixaola River basin. “Due to technical and methodological deficiencies, the UNDP study inflated the data. It completely lacks technical validity,” Carvajal told Costa […]

The National Symphony Orchestra of Costa Rica (OSNCR) will perform two free concerts on Thursday, June 20, and Friday, June 21, at 8 p.m. at the Teatro Popular Melico Salazar in San José. The shows will feature music from iconic films such as Harry Potter, The Magnificent Seven, Black Panther, […]

The National Laboratory of Materials and Structural Models of the University of Costa Rica (LANAMME-UCR) conducted an assessment of Route 32 and found at least 140 “critical or unstable” points. The monitoring of this route, which connects San José with Limón, began in 2022, according to Laura Solano, an engineer […]

Early this morning, agents of the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) conducted a series of raids at the National Environmental Technical Secretariat (SETENA) due to alleged irregularities and fees in the issuance of permits. The director of the OIJ, Randall Zúñiga, confirmed that several officials, including the Secretary General of SETENA, […]

The research group from the University of Costa Rica (UCR), led by Dr. Óscar M. Chaves, has been investigating the unusual coloration in howler monkeys (Alouatta palliata) from 2021 to 2023. Typically, these monkeys are black with brown sides, but over the past decade, some have been observed with yellowish […]