The basic passive rate (TBP) started the year with a decrease of five basis points, to 5.90%, in its first revision of the year. At this level, the indicator is 155 points above the figure for the same date in 2017. This week’s decrease is due to a fall in the mutual and cooperative collection […]
Archives for January 2018
Avianca suspends flights to New York and New Jersey
The airline Avianca announced on Wednesday the suspension of flights to and from New York and New Jersey, due to the winter storm Grayson on the east coast of the United States. The natural phenomenon has caused the reduction of visibility in the airports of the area, as well as the increase of gusts of […]
Man arrested for planting 127 marijuana plants in his yard
A man from San Isidro de Coronado moved to Santa Cruz de Guanacaste, where agents of the Drug Control Police (PCD) found 127 marijuana plants in his yard, and another 48 in the refrigerator of the house. Thanks to confidential reports, the authorities managed to arrest the 55-year-old subject surnamed Alvarado. In that house, the […]
NLP candidate sets goal of economic growth at 5% by 2020
The candidate of the National Liberation Party (PLN), Antonio Álvarez Desanti, said on Wednesday that the economic slowdown is sinking the country and therefore, he set several goals to achieve if he gets to the Presidential House. In addition to the creation of 150,000 jobs, which had been released weeks ago, Ávarez said that two […]
Tourists left 1.5 tons of garbage in 50 meters of beach
Tourists left their mark on the Ballena Marine National Park in Osa, with 1.5 tons of garbage, in barely 50 meters of beach. Sthepanie Mory, ai administrator of the park, commented that this is a situation that unfortunately repeats itself every high season: Christmas and New Year, Easter and during the 15-day vacation in July. […]
Immigration control system had a fault and caused long lines
Yesterday, hundreds of passengers showed their discomfort at the Juan Santamaría International Airport, due to a fault in the Migration systems, which also affected the Daniel Oduber airport in Liberia. The Directorate General of Migration and Foreigners (DGME) informed that the incident occurred as a result of an impact on the immigration control system. The […]