Archives for May 26, 2016

The mystery of what happened to Cody Roman Dial is soon to be clarified and the hypothesis of the Judicial Investigation Organization (OIJ) is that perhaps he wasn’t murdered. Cody disappeared in 2014, but it wasn’t until last Friday that some belongings and skeletal remains were found in the Corcovado National Park. After the report, […]

Last week Costa Rica had 32 cases of Zika, a virus largely concentrated in Jacó. Now, that figure has doubled since there are 60 people infected in country. According to the director of the vector program of the Ministry of Health, Dr. Rodrigo Marin, Garabito reported 44 cases, and now there is a new one […]

The Municipal Council of San José rejected again a motion to debate the topic of street sellers. The petition was introduced by the councillor, Diego Miranda, from the party Frente Amplio. The petition got three votes in favor and eight against. Miranda claims that is necessary to discuss the issue of street vendors and create […]

Turrialba’s volcanic ash is being auctioned on E-Bay. Each bottle is sold at up to $15 and the first one was auctioned on May, 22nd. The current offer is valid until June, 20th, so people can enter the bidding with this seller and beat the price. crhoy.com

The passive rate (TBP) will rise to 5.40%, the same figure at which it stood two weeks ago. Last week the indicator was 5.30%, the lowest level of the last 8 years. However, after Wednesday’s review, it returned to the previous figure. The passive rate is used by banks to calculate quotas of long-term loans […]

Defensoría de los Habitantes (Ombudsman office) points out that the new method to calculate fuel prices isn’t clear because it wouldn’t take into account important aspects that impact operative costs of gas stations. The new pricing method is promoted by Regulatory Authority of Public Services (ARESEP), which is presenting the proposal at public hearings. The […]