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Passenger wanted to board a plane while armed at the Juan Santamaría airport

November 2, 2017 by Staff News Writer

Officers of the Airport Police, from the Directorate of the Air Surveillance Service (SVA) of the Ministry of Public Security, detected a passenger who intended to board the plane while armed. The incident occurred in the main air terminal of the country, the Juan Santamaría International Airport, when the agents of the Airport Police saw […]

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More than 4,400 owners have paid the marchamo

November 2, 2017 by Staff News Writer

This Wednesday, more than four thousand people paid their 2018 circulation permit. According to the court of the National Insurance Institute (INS), 4,461 receipts have been paid for the same number of vehicle owners, for a total of ¢809,194,485 for the 2018 Circulation Permit or Marchamo 2018. At the same date and time for the […]

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Basic passive rate falls to 5.80%

November 2, 2017 by Staff News Writer

The basic passive rate (TBP) will fall to 5.80% , influenced by a decrease in the interest rates of banks – public and private – and cooperatives. The indicator has been located close to this level since last June, when interest rates were adjusted to the increases in the monetary policy rate decreed by the […]

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Man was kidnapped in his own house and forced to give $10 thousand from his safe

November 2, 2017 by Staff News Writer

On Wednesday morning, agents of the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) arrested three men suspected of attacking a man and robbing him at home. The alleged perpetrators are 19, 26 and 32 years old and are accused of having committed crimes of kidnap, injuries and threats. The events occurred on October 29th in Hatillo 8 , […]

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Exchange rate stabilizes, after ups and downs this year

November 2, 2017 by Staff News Writer

After a first semester of ups and downs in the price, the Costa Rican exchange market has stabilized in recent months. In this period, there was a monthly oversupply of $113 million in transactions between banks and the public. The colón went up by 0.4% against the dollar, from ¢572.03 at the end of September […]

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No improvement: Costa Rica has one of the worst 4G networks on the planet

November 2, 2017 by Staff News Writer

A new report prepared by the international company OpenSignal positions Costa Rica as the country with the worst 4G LTE network on the planet, only above India. The analysis was carried out from July 1st to October 1st, and it was released on Wednesday in the United Kingdom. The country reported an average speed of […]

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