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Archives for August 2018

Presidential House welcomes Uber drivers

August 30, 2018 by Staff News Writer

Headed by Marvin Castro, from the August 14th Commission, a group of Uber drivers and drivers from other technological platforms entered the Presidential House at about 1:45 p.m. It is not yet known which government authority will receive them, but the objective of the group remains the same: that traffic operations be stopped while the […]

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Tourist family says Spain does not warn about the number of homicides in Costa Rica

August 29, 2018 by Staff News Writer

The family of Arantxa Gutiérrez López, a Spanish tourist murdered in Tortuguero this year, sent a letter to the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in which they questioned that she was not warned about the high murder rate in Costa Rica. Gutiérrez, a 31-year-old physiotherapist, was murdered on August 4th on a hotel path in […]

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Entrepreneur confidence is stagnant

August 29, 2018 by Staff News Writer

The business sector is not optimistic about the direction of the economy, according to the latest quarterly business survey “Business Pulse”, prepared by the Costa Rican Union of Chambers and Associations of the Business Sector (UCCAEP), published on Wednesday. According to the study, the expectation about the development of new businesses is not the most […]

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A man usurped and polluted river to produce trout

August 29, 2018 by Staff News Writer

The trial against a man named Víquez Mora, whom the Environmental Agrarian Deputy Prosecutor’s Office accused of usurping and contaminating the Buena Vista riverbed, in Rivas de Pérez Zeledón, is approaching its conclusion. The process began on August 20th, in the Criminal Court of the town La Piedra, after the investigation conducted by the Prosecutor […]

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The 10 things you should know about the reopening of Poás Volcano

August 29, 2018 by Staff News Writer

After more than 16 months closed, Poás Volcano National Park will finally be reopened to the public. A vigorous volcanic activity occurred in the first quarter of last year and forced the temporary closure of the park. According to data from the National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC), Poás was the second most visited national […]

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Country receives international help to strengthen migrant care

August 29, 2018 by Staff News Writer

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) will expand the technical and financial cooperation offered to the Costa Rican Directorate General of Migration, with the aim of strengthening its services to the public, given the increase in the number of refuge applications. This was announced by the Director of Migration, Raquel Vargas, during the […]

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