Voluntary placement of vehicle insurance policies grew by 9% during the first 4 months of the year, reaching ¢ 60 billion, according to the latest statistics of the Superintendent of Insurance. This translates into increased car insurance portfolio by five billion colones compared to the same period of 2015. In the vehicle segment, most insurers […]
2 important works of sports infrastructure
On Monday, President Luis Guillermo Solís and the Minister of Sports, Carolina Mauri, announced the construction of two sports infrastructures for 40 million dollars. The first project is a sports pavilion on Parque de La Paz which has a cost of 13.5 million dollars and will include 36,000 meters and a construction area of 17,000 […]
African accumulation in Peñas Blancas
On Monday morning several Africans who are in Peñas Blancas, allegedly sought to evade immigration authorities and cross the border to Nicaragua. The authorities and Immigration press confirmed the situation, but they said it is just an “accumulation” of people in that area. Although the number of individuals was not specified, the immigration press added […]
Ferry between Costa Rica and El Salvador began operating half a year later than planned
The ferry between Puerto La Unión in El Salvador and Puerto Caldera in Costa Rica is expected to arrive for the first time on July, 28th. Initially, it was reported that the ferry would come into operation in January this year. The shipping “Bajamar”, responsible for putting the ferry into operation, will start the first […]
Christiana Figueres launches campaign in New York
Christiana Figueres, the Costa Rican candidate for Secretary General of the U.N., will be participating as one of the main panelists at the opening of the fourth meeting of the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development of the United Nations Organization (UN), from July, 11th until July, 20th. During her speech, Figueres said that any […]
INS loses participation in fire insurance policies
The National Insurance Institute (INS) lost shares in the premiums received for fire insurance policies, according to updated figures from the Superintendent of Insurance (SUG). Compared to 2015, the state insurance recorded a reduction in insurance premiums of almost ¢ 2,500 million. With the decline, the INS went from controling 93.3% of the market in […]