A young man identified as 29-year-old Yilvin Navarrete practiced a water sport at Playa Dantita, Cabo Velas district of Santa Cruz Guanacaste, when he injure his left ankle. The Coast Guard officers immediately went to the place and assisted the subject. The man was transferred aboard the vessel GC 32-2 to the Coastguard Station of […]

Marcela Vargas was enjoying Manuel Antonio beach with her family when the current dragged her nine-year-old daughter Mariana Barrantes. Fortunately, Coast Guard officers managed to save her on Sunday. Visibly shaken, Vargas said that she and her husband are swimmers in open waters, but that they could not do anything for their child. They are […]

The expenditure plan of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) for the year 2019 will reach ¢4.1 trillion. Nearly 65% of these resources will be used to meet the health needs of the population, while the remaining percentage will be allocated for the requirements of the Disability, Old-Age and Death and Non-Contributory Pensions (RNC) […]

Nineteen Nicaraguan men and one woman were deported this Thursday by the Professional Migration Police. One of these individuals is 23-year-old Ardón Escorcia, who is wanted in the neighboring country for the crime of aggravated rape to the detriment of a minor in 2009. On December 23rd, Ardón was approached by officers of the Public […]

The exchange rate rose again this Thursday in the Foreign Currency Market (Monex). So far this week, the increase is ¢5.18. At the end of the trading day, the wholesale average reached ¢ 609.59, a figure similar to the on from November 23rd. This is the eighth consecutive increase since the beginning of the month. […]

The representation of Costa Rica in the Organization of American States (OAS) reiterated on Thursday the need for the Government of Nicaragua to stop the repression in that country plagued by political crisis. The people of Nicaragua are still suffering as a result of repression (…) Costa Rica reminds the government of its obligation to […]