On Wednesday afternoon, the committee investigating the cement loan approved a motion to ask Chinese cement importer Juan Carlos Bolaños to lift the bank secrecy of his accounts. The motion would determine the fate of the funds granted to Bolaños by the Bank of Costa Rica. A recent report from the General Superintendence of Financial […]
CNE suspends alerts after Nate
The National Emergency Commission (CNE) suspended all the alerts that were on the country after the Storm Nate. According to the CNE, the country has returned to the normal conditions for October, which means the presence of downpours during the afternoons in the Pacific, Central Valley and North Zone. Similarly, in the Caribbean rainy activity […]
Almost 100 percent of damaged electrical service was restored
On Wednesday, 99.9% of services affected by Tropical Storm Nate were restored. Of the 36,000 services affected in the CNFL served area, only 50 clients (about 200 people) are yet to get power back in Barrio San José de la Montaña, in Poás de Aserrí. In this community we are waiting for the municipality to […]
Irazú’s green lake came back!
One of the visitor’s favorite postcards from Irazú Volcano is back. Yes, we are talking about the famous green lake that forms inside the active crater, which has reappeared at the end of the rainy season. Recent photographs provided to CRHoy.com by tourists who visited the national park show the beautiful waters. The lake located […]
Plan to give resources to Works of the Holy Spirit resurfaces
Legislator and President of the Legislative Assembly, Gonzalo Ramírez, took up a bill to allow a portion of the profits of the Social Protection Board (JPS) to be transferred to the Asociación Obras del Espíritu Santo. The initiative was originally proposed by former legislator Víctor Emilio Granados, it expired on August 9th this year, despite […]
Municipalities create strategies to fight drugs
This week, a group of 15 municipalities will develop different strategies to fight drugs in the national cantons. Part of the initiative takes into account the experience of Argentine municipalities, with a plan implemented by the Secretary of Comprehensive Policies on Drugs of the Republic of Argentina (Sedronar). Fifteen municipalities will benefit from this training, […]