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Archives for November 9, 2018

OIJ and Prosecutor’s Office condemn project that protects corruption assets

November 9, 2018 by Staff News Writer

The director of the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ), Walter Espinoza, and the Attorney General of the Republic, Emilia Navas, criticized the draft law of extinction of domain ruled by the Security and Drug Trafficking Commission. Some of the strongest objections were against the exclusion of corruption offenses within the new regulation, so there would be […]

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Drought will affect the country in the coming weeks

November 9, 2018 by Staff News Writer

The last weeks of the year, and until March 2019, will be marked by water shortages in Puntarenas and Guanacaste as a result of the El Niño phenomenon. The government authorities presented the Interinstitutional Contingency Plan, with a budget of ₡ 5.2 billion, to mitigate the effects of El Niño Southern Oscillation phenomenon that will […]

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Central Bank confirms that increase in exchange rate puts pressure on inflation

November 9, 2018 by Staff News Writer

Rodrigo Cubero, president of the Central Bank, confirmed the strong pressure exerted by the exchange rate in recent weeks that already affects the inflation goals of the Central Bank. The head of the entity confessed on Thursday that the expectations for a year term have been accelerating as a result of a more expensive dollar. […]

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Government allocates ¢5.2 billion to face El Niño

November 9, 2018 by Staff News Writer

On Thursday, the government announced the allocation of ¢5.2 billion to face the El Niño weather phenomenon, which will start hitting the country from the last weeks of this year until May 2019. The resources will be administered by the National Emergency Commission (CNE) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG). El Niño is […]

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Red taxis have a new app

November 9, 2018 by Staff News Writer

The new app developed by red taxis for transport services is called Taxi Shake and will start working next Monday. One of its features is that users will pay the driver directly. To download the application, passengers only have to register and, after passing the verification, they can choose the point of origin and destination, […]

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