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Costa Rican arrested for trafficking Cubans

July 9, 2019 by Staff News Writer

A man named Rugama Arauz was arrested as a suspect in the trafficking of Cuban migrants in Cañas, Guanacaste. The arrest was made by agents of the Professional Migration Police and the Public Force, who carried out vehicular control and intercepted a vehicle that tried to flee. The officers and the Public Force managed to […]

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42 people in shelters following floods in Upala

July 9, 2019 by Staff News Writer

The National Emergency Commission (CNE) confirmed that 42 people remain in a shelter in Upala as a result of the floods that hit the local population on Monday. According to the institution, there have been 74 flood events in that community since dawn, as a result of heavy downpours. Sigifredo Pérez, chief of operations of […]

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$812 million surplus took pressure off the exchange rate

July 9, 2019 by Staff News Writer

At the end of the first semester of the year, the operations carried out by financial institutions left a surplus of $812 million, which took pressure off the exchange rate in this period. Although the figure is lower than in 2018 ($928.9 million), the amount generated in 2019 allowed the Central Bank (BCCR) to meet […]

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Landslide causes road closure on Route 32

July 9, 2019 by Staff News Writer

Kilometer 53 on Route 32 is currently closed due to a landslide that occurred on Monday, in the Guapiles-San José direction, according to a police source in the area. They also indicated that the fact was already reported with the objective of enabling transit. They even pointed out that the works of debris removal began […]

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Where is organized crime? OIJ map reveals complex cases

July 8, 2019 by Staff News Writer

The country looks like a leopard skin and every spot represents a complex cell of organized crime: drug trafficking, money laundering, human trafficking and corruption. The image was presented by the director of the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ), Walter Espinoza , before the legislators of the Security and Drug Trafficking Commission in the Legislative Assembly. […]

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Do you need a dental prosthesis? UCR dentists want to help you

July 8, 2019 by Staff News Writer

Patients who require dental treatments may use the services of the Faculty of Dentistry of the University of Costa Rica (UCR), which will offer very low cost care. Priority will be given to children under five to 11 years old, and to people who need total or partial removable prostheses. For minors, a birth certificate […]

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