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After cementazo, Court approves plan against corruption

October 31, 2017 by Staff News Writer

The judges of the Supreme Court unanimously approved the creation of a plan against corruption in the face of the crisis in the Judiciary caused by the cementazo scandal. Said plan seeks to form commissions that make the proposals within a term of 15 days. The proposal was made by magistrate Paul Rueda, who said […]

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Gasoline went down, but diesel went up

October 31, 2017 by Staff News Writer

The Public Services Regulatory Authority (ARESEP) approved a reduction in the price of gasoline and an increase in the price of diesel for November. The liter of super gasoline goes from ¢632 to ¢604 and the regular one from ¢603 to ¢580. On the other hand, the price of a liter of diesel increased from […]

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Train service to Heredia to be suspended for two weeks

October 31, 2017 by Staff News Writer

The Costa Rican Railway Institute (INCOFER) reported that it will suspend the 4:40 p.m. services from San José to Heredia and the one at 5:15 p.m. from Heredia to the capital, due to maintenance and repair works of the equipment. The suspension will apply from this Monday and will last for the next two weeks […]

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Syrian caught with illegal liquor in Golfito

October 29, 2017 by Staff News Writer

The Border Police stopped a shipment of liquor that was hidden in a secret compartment of a truck driven by a man from Syria. The arrest took place on Saturday night, in Guaycará de Golfito. The cargo is valued at more than one million colones. The police report indicates that the truck carried several lighter […]

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Magaly cinema to operate with solar energy from November

October 29, 2017 by Staff News Writer

Cine Magaly announced that it will operate with solar energy from November. With this, Costa Rica becomes the third country in Latin America to have clean energies in movie theaters. After the installation of solar panels, Cine Magaly will not use electrical energy in its entirety. The investment of the project is around $70 thousand. […]

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1500 kilos of cocaine were found hidden in Caldera

October 29, 2017 by Staff News Writer

The Drug Control Police seized 1517 kilos of cocaine in Caldera’s docks. According to the Ministry of Security, they found the drugs when checking a ship “Cap Pallizer”. The cocaine was located in the container number APRU 5833963, hidden under boxes of the products they were carrying. In total, 31 packages were counted with cocaine, […]

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