A 10-mont old child has been missing in the Tortuguero Lagoon on Pococí Limón, after a small boat capsized on Wednesday morning. The boat left the coast with approximately 8 people. After it capsized, everyone was rescued, but the child let go of his mother’s arms and since then he has not been located. Neighbors […]

Electricity users will perceive a discount on their bills from January 2017, due to lower thermal generation sources that use of hydrocarbons such as diesel, kerosene or bunker to produce electricity. The decrease approved by the Public Services Regulatory Authority (ARESEP) in the cost per generation of thermal energy, applied by the different distribution companies, […]

According to data published by the Central Bank, the trade balance of goods accumulated a deficit equivalent to 6.8% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the third quarter of 2016. This figure is lower than a year earlier, when in the same period the difference between imports and exports recorded an internal deficit equivalent to […]

Despite having until the last day of January to present the macroeconomic program for the period 2017-2018, the Central Bank announced it on Wednesday afternoon. The document includes forecasts on the behavior of the main variables of the country, as inflation and output growth. It also specifies targets in monetary policy, and estimates on the […]

On Wednesday, the Comptroller General of the Republic (CGR) decided to ask the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) to cancel the credentials of Matina’s Mayor, Elvis Lawson Villafuerte, and restrict him from holding public office for two years. The sanctioning body made the decision after holding him responsible for failing to file on time the municipal […]

The basic passive rate (TBP) rose for a second week and just one week before the end of 2016. The increase published yesterday by the Central Bank corresponds to 5 basis points compared to the figure from last week. At the current level, the rate is still at the lowest level in the last 8 […]