The controversy over the $20,000,000 loan given by the Bank of Costa Rica (BCR) to the Chinese cement importer Juan Carlos Bolaños will not count on government intervention for the time being, as President Luis Guillermo Solís said on Thursday. According to Luis Guillermo Solís, if the government intervenes on the board of the BCR, […]
Archives for July 2017
Man who tried to hang his dog in Hatillo is being investigated
Hatillo’s Public Prosecutor’s Office opened an investigation on a man named Gregory Moss, who is suspected of the crime of animal abuse, set forth in the new Animal Welfare Act. The complaint was lodged on Thursday afternoon by a rescuer. The events to be investigated occurred in early June in Hatillo 8, when it is […]
Whirlwind and explosion in Alajuela
A video camera caught images of a whirlwind of Thursday afternoon in La Guácima de Alajuela. Adrián Gutiérrez Quirós recorded the right moment when the natural phenomenon occurred, just when an electric power transformer exploded! Heavy rains and wind hit Alajuela and Heredia this Thursday. crhoy.com
Frente Amplio prevents legislators from condemning attack on Venezuelan Parliament again
On Thursday, Frente Amplio legislators prevented the Congress from condemning the attack carried out on Wednesday against the National Assembly of Venezuela by violent armed groups. Legislators of that political group broke the quorum when they were going to vote a motion promoted by other congressmen to censor the violence. At the time of the […]
Church promises miracles for a thousand colones
A church that advertises its services through social media assures that it performs miracles in exchange for money. The “miraculous rates” range from one thousand colones to five thousand colones. They even give payment amenities with three month installments. The church says that they have already made more than 4500 miracles possible and for that, […]
Nicaragua says Costa Rica wants to take away its “bonanza”
Nicaragua accuses Costa Rica of claiming the maritime space that was given to it following a border dispute with Colombia in 2012. This Thursday Carlos Argüello, Nicaragua’s agent to the ICJ, had the opportunity to present his allegations as part of the dispute that was filed in court to establish the maritime boundaries between the […]