The Attorney General of the Republic, Emilia Navas, arrived at the house of Legislator Otto Guevara to carry out the judicial proceedings and confiscation of documents, which may serve as evidence for the cementazo investigation. The authorities quickly entered the condominium where the legislator lives in Escazú. This was the third raid carried out by […]
CNFL announced power service suspensión in some sectors of Escazú
The National Company of Force and Light (CNFL) reported that this Wednesday it will suspend the power service in some sectors of Escazú. In San Rafael de Escazú there will be a post relocation, from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm and there will be 937 affected clients, from the Divina Misericordia Convent to the West, […]
Two women were responsible for torturing and burning an informal taxi driver
The Judicial Investigation Agency ( OIJ ) links at least two women responsible for the murder of an informal taxi driver. The body of the victim was found scorched on April 1st in Los Angeles of San Rafael de Heredia. The victim was identified with the surnames of Ortega Mata. He was 26 years old […]
Government celebrates electric bus, but supports trawling
On Monday, President Luis Guillermo Solís celebrated the first electric hydrogen bus in the country and, in addition, the PAC fraction managed to approve the Law of Incentives and Promotion for Electric Transportation in the first reading. However, the government supports shrimp trawling, which seems to be a contradiction due to the environmental damage that […]
Comptroller: “Climate change is affecting the Public Treasury”
In Cosa Rica, every quarter, four extreme weather events are recorded, such as storms, hurricanes and droughts. These phenomena linked to climate change are generating a direct impact on the Costa Rican Public Treasury, according the Comptroller General of the Republic (CGR). A recent report highlights that in 2010, the country had to invest 1.03% […]
BN will close Uber bank accounts based on presidential orders
Banco Nacional stated that the closure of Uber driver accounts is based on guideline N ° 082 – P issued by President Luis Guillermo Solís on August 3rd, where he assures that the service provided by Uber drivers is not legal. Since this activity has been declared by different instances as non-legal, the bank proceeds […]