Tropical storm Irma became a hurricane on Thursday in the Atlantic and will become extremely dangerous in the next few days, as it moves into the Caribbean, US meteorologists reported. Irma is intensifying rapidly over the eastern Atlantic,” said the National Hurricane Center (NHC), which issued no warnings for any coastline. The storm formed on […]
Archives for August 2017
Costa Rican gang collaborated on international fraud for more than ₡ 4 billion
A Costa Rican gang was the main support arm for a Spanish organization suspected of making a fraud of at least 6 million euros (more than ₡ 4 billion). According to the National Police of Spain, the gang obtained the money through fraudulent charges. How did they do it? They got the number of credit […]
CNE evacuated areas bordering recent landslide
The National Emergency Commission (CNE), continues to carry out assessments in the sector affected by the landslide Guido de Desamparados, for which the occupants of neighboring houses are asked to evacuate the area due to the instability of the terrain. Blas Sánchez, geologist of CNE, said the landslide might be a result of the saturation […]
Grand parade in celebration of Afro-Costa Rican culture
As every August 31st, the streets of Limón were filled with color, flavor, joy and tradition with the Grand Parade through the main streets of the center of the province to celebrate Black and Afro-Costa Rican culture. With its traditional colorful costumes, exotic hairstyles, floats, music and dance, the celebration was enjoyed by dozens of […]
No discrimination in Moravia Municipality!
The Municipality of Moravia aims to eliminate any expression of discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. By agreement No. 448-2017 taken at the ordinary session of May 1st, the Municipal Council of Moravia approved the draft Municipal Regulation against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. It was published on Tuesday in […]
Exchange rate rises and will continue to rise
After the abrupt change in the exchange rate of the dollar at the end of May, when it reached historical highs, the price of foreign currency has kept increasing at a constant rate. This occurs at a time when foreign currency bank liquidity remains high, exceeding ¢2.1 billion. This year, in general, the market has […]