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Captors in Grecia got into the wrong house

October 23, 2017 by Staff News Writer

The three subjects who held six people on Saturday night in Grecia got into the wrong house. They intercepted a 24-year-old woman named Barrantes, who was moving from Atenas to Grecia. However, everything indicates that the criminals were really goinf after Barrantes’ landlords. The supposed objectives were managers of different companies of container transport and […]

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First Costa Rican satellite soon to be in space

October 23, 2017 by Staff News Writer

The first satellite built in Costa Rica and throughout Central America will be sent to space in 2018, with the objective of collecting data related to the emission of carbon dioxide. On the morning of October 23rd, the Central American Association of Aeronautics and Space (ACAE) and the Costa Rican Technological Institute (TEC) announced that […]

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Coffee from Atenas stands out as favorite in New York

October 23, 2017 by Staff News Writer

Coffee from Atenas is considered the favorite among coffee lovers who granted it the “Ernesto Illy International Coffee Award” in New York. There Coopeatenas coffee received an award in the category “New York Coffee Lover’s Choice”. Receiving this award means pride and satisfaction that permeates the more than 1,300 producers associated with Coopeatenas. Illy Café […]

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Judicial Inspection opens case against Prosecutor’s Office

October 23, 2017 by Staff News Writer

The Judicial Inspection opened a case against Suzi Polette Valverde Ávila, an assistant prosecutor who signed the dismissal in favor of the Chinese cement importer, Juan Carlos Bolaños, and former legislator and advisor of the Christian Social Unity Party, Wálter Céspedes. Valverde Ávila worked as assistant prosecutor in the Prosecution of Probity, Transparency and Anti-Corruption. […]

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Government suggests increase of ¢ 2,430 for private sector

October 23, 2017 by Staff News Writer

The National Council of Wages received the proposal of the Government sector presented by the Minister of Labor, Alfredo Hasbum Camacho. The Government’s initiative is to increase the minimum wages of the private sector by 2.43%. This means ¢2,430 for each ¢100 thousand. The proposal is the same as the one from the employers grouped […]

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Workers who battered dog in Guanacaste were fired

October 22, 2017 by Staff News Writer

The two officials who appear in a video showing how they attack a dog in Guanacaste were fired on Saturday. Although initially it was believed they were employees of the National Council of Roads (Conavi), because they carried uniforms of this entity, the construction company H. Solís confirmed they were its collaborators. As a result […]

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