Over the weekend, the gas stations in the metropolitan area reported an increase in fuel sales due to drivers’ fear of a possible shortage caused by the national strike scheduled for Monday. The heads of the stations claimed sales increased in Tres Ríos, Moravia, and Pavas, and there were even queues. In other stations, several […]

According to the New York Times, officials from the Trump administration held secret meetings with Venezuelan military officials to discuss the ousting of president Nicolás Maduro, but later decided not taking any further action. Trump has strongly criticized Maduro’s leftist government, while Venezuela is sinking in a severe economic and humanitarian crisis that has caused […]

President Carlos Alvarado, will ask the Court to declare illegal the indefinite strike called by the unions on Monday. The strike will affect people going to work, children who won’t go to school, people waiting for health treatments and surgeries, it will affect people’s effort to produce. So this strike is unjustified and improper. Besides, […]

The Costa Rican Pacific Ports Institute (INCOP) reported that Puerto de Caldera will continue to operate normally during the strike, as well as the docks in Puntarenas, Quepos, and Golfito, since the strike won’t affect any of the services provided by the Pacific Ports. Juan Ramón Rivera, executive president of this entity said that, if […]

The vote for the second reading of the bill that allows the BCR to absorb Bancrédito was scheduled for this Thursday, however, it was not possible. The BCR had even called for a press conference on Friday at 10 am to give the details of the merger, but at about 7 pm it canceled the […]