A 44-year-old Costa Rican pastor, based in the United States, was arrested on suspicion of committing sexual abuse against a 14-year-old minor. The subject, identified as Branwell Retana Reyes, was arrested by the Las Vegas Police on December 21st after an alert received on the 19th of that month. According to the police report, the […]
Archives for December 22, 2019
Government expects early plan approval to regulate rates
President Carlos Alvarado said that from January the government will prioritize in Congress the approval of the bill to set ceilings on the collection of interest from credit operations, to curb usury.. When legislators return to their duties, on January 13th, the Congress will continue until April 30th in extraordinary sessions. In this period, the […]
Liberia’s Airport received tourists from From Boston and NY
Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport, in Liberia de Guanacaste, had a great Saturday: Two flights from the United States arrived that dayat the air terminal. American Airlines flies from the JFK airport in New York, and JetBlue flies from the Boston Logan terminal with its premium brand MINT. They are both on the east coast […]
70% of Costa Rican employers support four-day work days
70% of employers in Costa Rica are in favor of the four-day work days: They believe this change will benefit the employees. This follows from the Pulse Entrepreneurship survey of the III Quarter of 2019, a measurement that monitors and predicts the business climate in Costa Rica. The Costa Rican Union of Chambers and Associations […]
Earthquake shook Ticos this weekend
A 4.2 earthquake shook the south of the country at dawn on Saturday. According to the National Seismological Network (RNS) report, the movement was recorded at 5:36 am, nine kilometers southwest of Golfito, Puntarenas. Minutes later, at 6:03 am, another earthquake occurred, (3.0) and the epicenter was located at the same point as the first. […]