A strong telluric movement shook the country on Tuesday night, at 10:59 pm. According to the OVSICORI, the 5.5 magnitude quake had a 7.0 km epicenter Northwest of Cahuita, Talamanca, Limón. The movement was strongly perceived in the Central Valley. It had a depth of 10 kilometers. crhoy.com
Kidnapped American was found buried in Quepos cementery
The mystery surrounding the whereabouts of William Sean Creighton was clarified after his body was found in a grave in the cemetery of Quepos. This was reported by US media, citing Costa Rican judicial sources. Sean Creighton, 43, a Virginia native and founder of online betting house 5Dimes was kidnapped on September 24th last year […]
#Cementazo: 38 legislators want to re-investigate Luis Guillermo Solís
On Monday night, a large majority consisting of 38 legislators voted in favor of the Attorney General’s Office of Ethics (PEP) to re-investigate former president Luis Guillermo Solís for breaching the duty of probity in the case of cementazo. This was decided at 7:10 p.m. when approving an affirmative report of the majority of the […]
This is what Alvarado had to say about alleged drug money sent to Chavismo
President Carlos Alvarado is aware that the Spanish media ABC stated that leaders of the Venezuelan government would have received money from the Mexican drug cartels through Costa Rica. However he made a few comments on the matter. On Monday, Alvarado said he learned of the complaint through the Spanish newspaper and was to be […]
Downward trend will dominate end of the year, analyst says
The exchange rate will tend in a downward direction during the rest of the year. This is what analysts from the Acobo Financial Group say, since they believe the exchange rate will not have strong fluctuations in the remainder of 2019 and could rather be down, thanks to the entry of new resources to the […]
Man arrested for carrying more than $22,000 in pockets and suitcase
A man named Hurtado Regalado, who came from Perú, was arrested on Sunday night when he was carrying $22,804 in his pants pocket, as well as in the bag checked at the airport Juan Santamaría, in Alajuela. This was reported by the press department of the Ministry of Public Security (MSP). According to the authorities, […]