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Archives for December 7, 2017

45% of sex workers say they have had sex with police officers

December 7, 2017 by Staff News Writer

According to a study revealed this Wednesday, 45% of 362 Women Sex Workers (MTS) interviewed in the country said they had had sexual intercourse with an officer of the security forces, that is, Public Force or Municipal Police. In addition, 84% of them indicated that the police requested free sexual services, 50% used inappropriate vocabulary […]

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Criminal organization of Guadalupe dismembered and killed three of its members

December 7, 2017 by Staff News Writer

The murders of the three people who were found dismembered in the vicinity of the Zurquí Tunnel, in March this year, were a revenge from the same criminal organization to which the three deceased belonged. This was determined by the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) on Wednesday morning, when it arrested three of the five people […]

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Power cuts in Hatillo and Escazú on Thrusday

December 7, 2017 by Staff News Writer

The National Power and Light Company (CNFL) reported that on Thursday, December 7th, there will be no electricity in Hatillo and San Antonio de Escazú. The company will change a light post in Hatillo 3 from 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. and the service will be suspended to 44 customers of the mall 5. In […]

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Uber ventures into the food delivery business

December 7, 2017 by Staff News Writer

As of Wednesday, Uber Eats, the new Uber app came into operation, but only to order express food. Several delivery people have already been seen in the province of San José, where it operates for now. To access the service, you must download a new application and each shipment will have a varied cost. Some […]

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Imports from Asia maintain sustained growth

December 7, 2017 by Staff News Writer

According to the results of the Annual Report: “Costa Rica Importa”, prepared by the Commercial Intelligence platform of the Chamber of Foreign Trade (Crecex), in recent years, Costa Rican imports from Asia show a sustained growth and in many cases a substitution of imports that were previously made from the United States and Central America. […]

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Boat Parade this Saturday in Quepos

December 7, 2017 by Staff News Writer

The multicolored lights and the Christmas decoration will take the Quepos Sea this Saturday, December 9th in the fourth edition of the Bright Lights and Boat Parade. It is a parade of illuminated boats organized by Marina Pez Vela since 2014 with the aim of welcoming Christmas while thanking the people of Quepos for their […]

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