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Archives for October 2018

Former ombudsman and former communication minister were appointed ambassadors

October 24, 2018 by Staff News Writer

On Tuesday, the Governing Council appointed the new representative to the Organization of American States (OAS) and the ambassadors to Honduras, Guatemala, and Belgium, from November 1st. In addition, they appointed the representative of Ecuador as of December 1st. Montserrat Solano Carboni, former ombudsman, will serve as ambassador representative before the Organization of American States […]

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The weather is back to normal

October 24, 2018 by Staff News Writer

The typical weather conditions in Costa Rica allowed the authorities to suspend emergency alerts in national territory. The most recent report of the National Meteorological Institute indicated that the storm in the Pacific is over and that the trend of the week will be isolated rains, sunny mornings, and descent of humidity. After the suspension […]

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Honduran migrants keep going despite threats from Trump

October 22, 2018 by Staff News Writer

Nothing stops the thousands of Hondurans who resumed their long road to the United States on Monday, neither exhaustion, nor the new threats from President Donald Trump to cut aid to Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador, if they don’t prevent the caravan from leaving Central America. We’re going to start cutting, or substantially reducing, the […]

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Fiscal deficit reached ¢1.5 trillion in September

October 22, 2018 by Staff News Writer

In September, the financial deficit of the Central Government came to ¢1.55 trillion (millions of millions), more than ¢237 billion above the figure in 2017, according to the most recent data published by the Ministry of Finance on its website. In comparative terms, this year’s figure is equivalent to 4.5% of the gross domestic product […]

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Resolution on Solís’ involvement in Cementazo case should not have been confidential

October 22, 2018 by Staff News Writer

Former Attorney General of Public Ethics, Gilberth Calderón, believes that the resolution sent to the Legislative Assembly on the case of former President Luis Guillermo Solís’ involvement in the cementazo scandal should not have been confidential. The document sent by the Attorney General’s Office on April 26th was classified as confidential, although Calderón emphasized that […]

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Rafting expert: “Quepos accident could have been avoided”

October 22, 2018 by Staff News Writer

According to Rafael Gallo, honorary president of the International Rafting Federation, with 40 years of experience in the activity, said the accident that occurred in Naranjo River, in Quepos, where five tourists died and 13 managed to survive, was a catastrophe. Gallo assures that the tragedy could have been avoided and that without a doubt […]

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