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Archives for August 2017

Naranjo to spend more than ¢600 million in pipe replacement

August 3, 2017 by Staff News Writer

The Municipality of Naranjo will spend more than ¢ 600 million to replace the pipeline of San Jerónimo aqueduct, due to the poor condition and the age of the current facility , which supplies more than five thousand people. Gerardo Chacón, Coordinator of Aqueducts of the municipality, indicated that this week the company would start […]

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Businessmen blame government for public finances crisis

August 3, 2017 by Staff News Writer

The businessmen grouped in the Costa Rican Union of Chambers and Associations of the Private Enterprise (UCCAEP) blamed the government of President Luis Guillermo Solís for the financial crisis announced on Tuesday in national television. It is not nice to say that in three years he has insisted on a fiscal urgency when nothing was […]

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Company seeks 200 new employees

August 3, 2017 by Staff News Writer

Convergys Corporation is looking for just over 200 employees for the areas of customer service and tech support. Those interested can apply through Facebook , the company’s website or any of the company’s three facilities located in Metro Park in Barreal de Heredia , Ultrapark 1 in Heredia or Rohrmoser. As a main requirement, applicants […]

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Basic rate will remain at 5.95% for another week

August 3, 2017 by Staff News Writer

The basic passive rate will remain at 5.95% for an additional week, according to the latest update of the website of the Central Bank. At the current level, the indicator is 145 basis points higher than the figure it occupied in May when it began increasing, driven by state-owned banks. These, in turn, have responded […]

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Sarahah: the new and trendy social network

August 3, 2017 by Staff News Writer

The main feature of the new social network called Sarahah is anonymity. In a few days it has won thousands of followers around the world and in Costa Rica. It is a platform through which users can send messages to other people without revealing their identity. Sarahah will not reveal the identity of those who […]

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Venezuelan prosecutor asks for annulment of Constituent Assembly

August 3, 2017 by Staff News Writer

On Thursday, the Venezuelan prosecutor asked a court to annul the installation of the Constituent Assembly due to an alleged fraud during the election. The Public Ministry said on Twitter that the request made by two prosecutors before a control court is based on the alleged commission of crimes during the electoral process” of the […]

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