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Archives for October 23, 2017

Heavy rains caused floods in Upala

October 23, 2017 by Staff News Writer

The canton of Upala has been heavily affected by the rains of the last hours, which caused flooding of rivers, houses, and problems in roads. The Municipal Emergency Commission (CME) said that a number of reports on incidents were received in some sectors. After 11:00 p.m. the authorities had to establish a shelter for 15 […]

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Abel Salas will chair the BCR’s board of directors

October 23, 2017 by Staff News Writer

Businessman Abel Salas will be the chairman of the board of directors of the Bank of Costa Rica (BCR) starting on Monday. The new hierarch is a political scientist with postgraduate degrees in business administration and education. Shirley Gonzalez will be the vice president. The first meeting of the board of directors appointed by the […]

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Funds to buy Chinese cement ended up in Bolaños’ accounts

October 23, 2017 by Staff News Writer

The money lent by the Bank of Costa Rica to pay the Chinese cement taxes ended up in the accounts of Sinocem Costa Rica, owned by importer Juan Carlos Bolaños. This was indicated by Carolina Lopera, representative of the Maritime Agency Transmares, in a letter sent to the commission investigating the cementazo. Lopera, who was […]

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Rains will be heavier from Tuesday on

October 23, 2017 by Staff News Writer

The national authorities confirmed that a low pressure system will affect the country from Tuesday, so downpours are expected in more than double amounts. According to Juan Carlos Fallas, director of the National Meteorological Institute (IMN), the low pressure system is located in the north of Panama, in the Caribbean Sea, so an important impact […]

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Captors in Grecia got into the wrong house

October 23, 2017 by Staff News Writer

The three subjects who held six people on Saturday night in Grecia got into the wrong house. They intercepted a 24-year-old woman named Barrantes, who was moving from Atenas to Grecia. However, everything indicates that the criminals were really goinf after Barrantes’ landlords. The supposed objectives were managers of different companies of container transport and […]

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First Costa Rican satellite soon to be in space

October 23, 2017 by Staff News Writer

The first satellite built in Costa Rica and throughout Central America will be sent to space in 2018, with the objective of collecting data related to the emission of carbon dioxide. On the morning of October 23rd, the Central American Association of Aeronautics and Space (ACAE) and the Costa Rican Technological Institute (TEC) announced that […]

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