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Due to threats, human rights NGOs close their doors in Nicaragua

August 7, 2018 by Staff News Writer

The Nicaraguan Association for Human Rights (Anpdh) closed its doors due to threats and harassment by armed paramilitary groups, who have committed various violent acts during the crisis of more than three months that hits Nicaragua. The organization works to rescue injured, arrested or harassed protesters during the protests against Daniel Ortega’s government. In addition, […]

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Treasury: “gap in budget is bigger than what has been said”

August 7, 2018 by Staff News Writer

The “gap” left by the administration of Luis Guillermo Solís is larger than what has been said so far. To fill it, the extraordinary budget of about ₡600 billion proposed by the government last week will no longer suffice. Now it will be necessary to send another additional budget, to complete some 900 billion needed […]

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Businessmen accuse the government of being “monothematic” in the first 100 days

August 7, 2018 by Staff News Writer

The business sector resents that in the first 100 days of the new government, the administration of Carlos Alvarado was focused only on the issue of the fiscal deficit and did not address with greater impetus other demands to improve competitiveness. That is the balance made by the Costa Rican Union of Chambers and Associations […]

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Tourism authorities alarmed after murders of tourists

August 7, 2018 by Staff News Writer

The National Commission of Tourist Security (Consetur) convened by the Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT) met on Monday, after the murders of two foreign vacationers in Tortuguero and Cóbano during the weekend. At the meeting, which began at 5.30 p.m. in the ICT, the Minister of Tourism, María Amalia Revelo, called on private tourism entrepreneurs […]

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Spaniard tourist was murdered during a 10-day trip to Costa Rica

August 7, 2018 by Staff News Writer

The Spanish tourist who died this Saturday in Tortuguero had planned a 10-day vacation to Costa Rica. Relatives of the said she was in the country since August 1st. The 30-year-old tourist was identified by the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) as Arcanza Gutiérrez López. But Spanish media report her as Arantxa López Gutiérrez. The young […]

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Mexican was murdered in Santa Teresa

August 6, 2018 by Staff News Writer

A Mexican tourist was found murdered in Santa Teresa de Cóbano de Puntarenas and two suspects are in custody. This was the second crime that shook a touristic area of the country during the weekend. The homicide was confirmed by the Ministry of Public Security (MSP). At the moment the causes of the murder are […]

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