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Panama seized 30kilos of drugs that were coming to Costa Rica

May 30, 2019 by Staff News Writer

Panamanian authorities seized 30 kilos of drugs destined for Costa Rica. According to channel TVN Noticias, agents of the National Border Service (Senafront) of the San Isidro checkpoint in Paso Canoas, managed to seize 30 kilos of cocaine. According to information from the Panamanian press, in the operation it was possible to retain four foreigners, […]

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CAF’s $500 million loan would not change the exchange rate

May 30, 2019 by Staff News Writer

The loan signed at the end of the previous week by Costa Rica and the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF) for $500 million, would have no effect on the exchange rate. Of that amount, only $390 million would enter the country, since the remaining $110 million would be used to pay the country’s membership […]

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Why are snakes so important in Guanacaste?

May 30, 2019 by Staff News Writer

The Guanacaste Conservation Area (ACG) launched a campaign to prevent people who find snakes in their homes (or other places) from killing them. Instead, they ask to immediately contact the officials of the National System of Conservation Areas (Sinac) through the telephone line 1192 for environmental complaints. In the same way, officials urgently need to […]

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What is the 4×3 workday and how does it help the economy?

May 30, 2019 by Staff News Writer

Can you imagine working four days for 12 hours and having three days off in a row? That is a 4×3 workday promoted by various business groups to stimulate the national economy. To carry out the project, it is necessary to reform articles 136, 142, 144 and 145 of the Labor Code. However, the proposal […]

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Malaysia will return hundreds of tons of plastic to their origin countries

May 29, 2019 by Staff News Writer

Malaysia said on Tuesday that it will return hundreds of tons of plastic waste to its countries of origin beacause it does not want to be the world’s dumping ground anymore. Every year, about 300 million tons of plastic are produced, according to the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), and the vast majority ends […]

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Most Ticos pay up to 50% interest on credit cards

May 29, 2019 by Staff News Writer

According to a study by the Ministry of Economy, more than one million credit cards in the country have an annual interest rate of up to 50%. Almost 180 types of these plastics have the highest interest in the market and the least number of days to pay, since most give only 15. This situation […]

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