The second half of 2016 will see a slowdown in economic activity as a result of the global slowdown and therefore of the main trading partners: the United States and Europe. The IMF and the World Bank now forecast less than 4% of production growth at the end of the year, despite the Central Bank […]
Archives for July 8, 2016
Man arrested for spreading child pornography on social networks
On July 7th, a 39-year-old man was arrested under suspicion of spreading child pornography through social networks. Apparently, the subject sent child pornography to a person who alerted authorities through 911. The Organismo de Investigación Judicial (OIJ) started the proper investigations and they were able to identify the man, who was arrested at his workplace […]
African migrants’ situation is not solved
The problem with migrants continues. From early morning, dozens of newcomers, mostly Africans, are lining up outside Los Chiles Catholic Church to have breakfast. The same situation is taking place in two shelters with 200 people in La Cruz, Guanacaste. Foreigners entered Costa Rica through Panama, but they had to stay in the country due […]
23000 teachers received an incentive
The Ministry of Public Education (MEP) paid 20 billion colones to domestic teachers who work in poor, vulnerable areas. 23,000 teachers received the Lower Development Area Incentive payment. It is traditionally given around midyear to those teachers who work regularly in the ministry’s institutions. The money transfer was held on July, 6th. This incentive is […]
Without fiscal sustainability there is no Alliance
Costa Rican president, Luis Guillermo Solís, said that he’s not setting conditions on Costa Rica’s incorporation to the Pacific Alliance, but the only way to do it is by having fiscal sustainability. I will not be the irresponsible person who makes a decision without a fiscal reform, said Solís. Even when president Solís knows the […]
90 kilos of cocaine on a dock in Puntarenas
On Wednesday night, officers of the security forces were patrolling around El Carmen neighborhood in Puntarenas, when they saw some suspicious individuals near a dock. Upon arrival, they located 90 kilos of abandoned cocaine. According to the Ministry of Public Security, a group of officers working on recovery of public spaces in Mora y Cañas […]