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ICE warns about fraud by email

February 27, 2017 by Staff News Writer

Recently, the citizens have received fake emails from the Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) where the recipients are asked to complete a survey to obtain a prize. In doing so, they are redirected to a site and asked personal data and credit card number. The institution clarifies they do not conduct such practices and that, […]

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Alliance and talent foster Microsoft’s expansion in Costa Rica

February 27, 2017 by Staff News Writer

The technology giant Microsoft will hire 280 new employees in the area of technology this year. According to Jean Phillipe Courtois, Microsoft representative, the company is expanding and it intends to open a sales and a Customer Service and Support center in Costa Rica. Courtois added that there is a series of necessary abilities to […]

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Carlos Alvarado celebrates open convention approval at PAC

February 27, 2017 by Staff News Writer

The presidential candidate of the Citizen Action Party, Carlos Alvarado Quesada, welcomed the approval of the Convention regulations in the National Assembly. The PAC will choose its presidential candidate in an open convention next July 9th. The candidate believes that the regulations established by the National Assembly ensure a transparent, democratic and participatory process. It […]

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Uber driver was attacked

February 27, 2017 by Staff News Writer

Andrey became an uber driver seven months ago, since unemployment forced him to find alternatives to feed his children and pay the bills. However, on Saturday night he feared for his life when he fell prey of a trap set by red taxi drivers. At 7 p.m., the driver accepted a trip that would leave […]

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Legislator Ottón Solís arrested in Nicaragua?

February 27, 2017 by Staff News Writer

The blog Infierno in Costa Rica published that legislator Ottón Solís had been arrested in Nicaragua on Friday. I was told that Ottón Solís arrived at the northern border in the Delta Costa Rica and crossed to the Nicaraguan side. It seems that the authorities arrested him for a while because of this,” says the […]

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Rueditas de Amor project helped an 85-year-old aunty

February 27, 2017 by Staff News Writer

Maribel Cerdas, a resident from Siquiares in Alajuela, could not afford the wheelchair her senior aunt Leticia needs. The woman now says God sent her an angel because a friend told her that Club Activo 20-30 would be donating wheelchairs. I submitted my aunt’s information because she is 85 years old and needs the chair […]

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