The National Power and Light Company (CNFL) suspended the electricity service for Thursday and Friday in some sectors due to posts relocation, lines reconstruction and drivers change. On Thursday the service will be suspended from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m, in Santo Domingo de Heredia, 100 meters North and 100 South of the Doña Tina […]
Magistrates file case against minister of the Presidency
The Criminal Cassation Chamber of the Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of a case against the Minister of the Presidency, Sergio Alfaro Salas, for alleged illegal appointments while serving as chief executive of the National Insurance Institute (INS). Alfaro, appointed Minister in April of 2015, was reported for apparently naming a person in the INS […]
National economy will continue growing for next year
If exports continue to grow as they did in 2016, the domestic production will maintain a 4% growth for 2017. Economist Ronulfo Jiménez explained that growth prospects continue, but risks such as the new US policy and the fiscal deficit should not be neglected. In 2016, sectors such as tourism, export of services, and exports […]
Panamanian and lawyer set up money laundering network from La Reforma prison
Being imprisoned in La Reforma was no impediment for a Panamanian, named Welch Sevillano, to constitute a money laundering network in partnership with a Costa Rican lawyer. Welch, a recognized fugitive in his country, would have used money from the drug trade to buy property and a dozen vehicles in Costa Rica. He also had […]
Cumulative inflation until November was 0.37%
According to data released on Wednesday by the National Statistics and Census Institute (INEC), the accumulated inflation until November was 0.37%. During this month the goods and services that showed a greater positive effect on the prices were tomato, tourist packages and automobiles. However, these increases were compensate with lower prices in air plane tickets […]
Fifth part of the car ownership taxes have already been paid
According to the National Insurance Institute (INS), one fifth of the rights for circulation (car ownership tax) that were put to charge for the 2017 period have already been paid. For this year, the total number amounted to 1.4 million receipts. According to data provided by the state insurer, most receipts have been canceled by […]