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Archives for January 13, 2017

Alleged hitman arrested in Alajuelita

January 13, 2017 by Staff News Writer

On Wednesday night, officers of Fuerza Pública arrested a man suspected of being a hired killer. The man is a 35-year old Costa Rican national named Madriz, who was track-follwed by the police for several days. The subject was located in La Chorotega in Alajuelita, where he was intercepted by surprise and arrested immediately, without […]

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Parking in Palmares costs between 5,000 and 15,000 colones per day

January 13, 2017 by Staff News Writer

Yesterday, the Costa Rican press confirmed that parking spaces for vehicles in Palmares cost between 5000 to 15,000 colones. In vacant lots and even in backyards, the locals take the opportunity to earn extra money and survive January. Elías Segura is one of those people. He also has sodas and water for his customers for […]

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Costa Rica supports end of “wet foot, dry foot” policy

January 13, 2017 by Staff News Writer

The Government of Costa Rica expressed satisfaction with the decision taken by US President, Barack Obama, to repeal the “wet foot, dry foot” policy, which gave preferential treatment to Cuban immigration since 1996. As reported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, this policy encouraged an irregular massive flow of Cuban migrants through Central America, which […]

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Costa Rica is analyzing documents on Nicaraguan compensation issue

January 13, 2017 by Staff News Writer

Next week, the issue of the $6 million compensation requested to Nicaragua for environmental damage to Calero Island would be greenlighted. According to the Foreign Ministry, these days they are in the process of assessment documents by the country and they would be revealing the details next Monday. Nicaraguans had until December 16th to pay […]

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Basic rate increased to 4.55%

January 13, 2017 by Staff News Writer

On January 12th, the basic passive rate (TBP) rose 20 basis points, reaching 4.55%, according to data released by the Central Bank on its website. Now the indicator is 10 basis points higher than the figure shown in the first week of the year. Last year, the basic rate reached the lowest levels of the […]

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Treasury processed 2,300 complaints over vehicle ownership tax

January 13, 2017 by Staff News Writer

The Ministry of Finance processed 2,300 complaints over the tax value calculated for vehicles, which affected the collection of the vehicle ownership tax (or marchamo 2017). According to Marieta Montero, director of Administrative and Tax Assessments, all claims were processed and resolved before December 30th. This year it was very easy. We use the rule […]

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