Archives for August 31, 2017

The Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) conducted 19 raids on Wednesday morning to dismantle a gang called “Los Limonenses”, linked to drug trafficking in Nicoya, Guanacaste. In total, 18 people have been arrested for links with this gang, following an investigation that began several months ago. The raids began at dawn hours because the suspects were […]

If the projections do not fail, this year will be – again – the most violent in Costa Rica’s history. As of August 27th, 2016, 358 murders were reported, while in the same period in 2017 the figure was 390. That is, 32 more cases. The data was provided by Álvaro González, head of the […]

In the last three months, consumers have not given a positive assessment of the behavior of the national economy and there was a decline in their confidence. While 15.7% of heads of household can be considered optimistic, 27.8% can be described as pessimistic, which is equivalent to almost two times more pessimistic consumers than optimists. […]

On Wednesday morning, the National Bank sent a note to Juan Carlos Bolaños Rojas and his JCB companies indicating they are breaking all commercial relations with him and his represented. The decision of the bank, the largest in the country, is based on a decision by the Bank’s Compliance Officer. The compliance committee ordered the […]

The Ministry of Public Education (MEP) implemented a series of strategies to disseminate the cultural, artistic and educational contributions provided by the Afro-Costa Rican population in the country. For this, the MEP developed didactic support material aiming to sensitize and strengthen students’ behavior towards tolerance and acceptance of individual differences. According to Alicia Vargas, Deputy […]

More than 12 projects for drinking water supply and sanitation (wastewater treatment) have been carried out and are currently maintained in Limón. The Costa Rican Institute of Aqueducts and Sewers (AyA) has invested ¢21,500 million in said projects. During the government’s tour of the province, the AyA announced that it also has ¢1.248 million invested […]