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Home Fire and Natural Disaster Insurance From INS

The National Insurance Institute’s home fire and natural disaster insurance policy is known as Hogar Seguro 2000. This policy can be used only for...

City of San José Beefs Up Disaster Preparedness

In preparation for this year’s imminent rainy season, the Municipality of San José is taking steps to prevent flooding as well as lessen the...

Quake Disaster in Haiti Prompts Aid Efforts

The 7.0 magnitude earthquake that devastated Haiti on Tuesday afternoon has prompted aid responses from Costa Rican institutions and aid groups that have offices...

Ticos and tourists cope with disaster

POASITO, Alajuela – While Costa Ricans who evacuated their homes after Thursday´s magnitude 6.2 earthquake were doing their best to cope, some tourists were...

Europe injects $10 million to shield Central America from disasters

Following a year of deadly storms, Europe is moving to pad out Central America´s finances toward disaster preparedness with a $10 million fund, according...

World Bank Approves $65M in Disaster Relief

The World Bank has approved a $65 million loan to Costa Rica for funding in the wake of natural disasters. The loan, similar to...

Correction: Hard winds slam San José, but no tornado

The gusts that swept through San José early yesterday afternoon were “strong winds” and not a tornado as initially reported, according to Costa Rica...

Mine Disaster at Miramar: A Story Foretold

MIRAMAR DE MONTES DE ORO, Puntarenas – The call came one dreary morning last October. “The mine is falling, the mine is falling!” said a...

Spanish Prince Inaugurates Disaster Relief Center

PANAMA CITY – Spain's Prince Felipe said last weekend here that “nothing that affects the Americas is foreign to us” upon inaugurating a humanitarian...

Natural Disasters Prompt Heated Budget Debate

MANAGUA — The legislative National Assembly last week voted overwhelmingly in favor of a 53 million córdoba ($2.8 million) emergency budget reform to redirect...

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