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Archives for January 2, 2017

Man tried to run over police officer to flee with smuggling of liquor

January 2, 2017 by Staff News Writer

A man named Rodriguez, who was traveling with about 1,700 units of liquor illegally brought into the country, was arrested by the security forces. The incident occurred on Saturday morning in Limoncito of Coto Brus, during a roadblock performed by the security forces in the border with Panama. Rodríguez not only disrespected the stop sign […]

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Poverty rates were reduced in the last 7 years!

January 2, 2017 by Staff News Writer

In October, authorities announced the results of the National Household Survey, conducted by the Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC). It emphasized that poverty was reduced by 1.8% compared to 2014. The Government was proud of these numbers because that social index dropped for the first time in 7 years. This situation can be considered […]

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Vehicle restriction starts again on Monday

January 2, 2017 by Staff News Writer

The holidays are over and reality is back, so the vehicle restriction resumes on Monday, January 2nd. Today, the vehicles whose plates end in 1 or 2 cannot enter downtown San José. The authorities of the Transit Police suspended the ban on December 26th, preceding the activities that were developed in San José and the […]

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If you did not pay the vehicle ownership tax in time, we have bad news

January 2, 2017 by Staff News Writer

If you did not pay the vehicle ownership tax in time, we have bad news: from January 1st, interests will apply due to the delays. In addition to the interests, if the Traffic Police surprises you without the document, it can also fine you and you will have to pay 51,316 colones. Furthermore, they can […]

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Citizens from Quepos took the law into their own hands

January 2, 2017 by Staff News Writer

A criminal act made the population from Manuel Antonio Quepos react and take the law into their own hands. As reported by Carlos Hidalgo, spokesman from the Ministry of Public Security, the situation is under control thanks to the Tourist Police: a man tried to steal a tourist, who did not want to file a report […]

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Costa Rican beauty in three minutes!

January 2, 2017 by Staff News Writer

8 months ago, Isaac Centeno, an independent film producer, set a personal goal: to visit a different place in Costa Rica and record it with his camera. He would make a video every time he went out so that people could appreciate the natural beauty of the country. At this time, he has visited 32 […]

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