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Foreign offers threaten to take Costa Rica’s entrepreneurs

July 6, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Entrepreneurs are tired of paperwork and high-production costs, they feel that the government does little or nothing to change their situation. Meanwhile, many entrepreneurs are offered faster processes, lower costs and even some exemptions in some processes in Panama and Colombia. Domestic companies are receiving tempting, foreign offers. The most recent case is the one […]

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Bill aiming to block signal in prisons

July 5, 2016 by Staff News Writer

The Executive Branch submitted a bill intended to compel telecommunication companies to block their services within prisons in the country. The initiative was presented as part of a strategy that aims to stop scams and crimes that are carried out from prisons. According to the record from Organismo de Investigación Judicial (OIJ), the measure comes […]

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3.700 million colones for homeless people

July 5, 2016 by Staff News Writer

President of the Republic, Luis Guillermo Solís, announced that the governemtn will invest of 3.700 million colones in order to help abandoned, homeless people. This is part of the Comprenhensive Care National Policy. The funds will come from the Instituto Mixto de Ayuda Social (IMAS), FODESAF, CONAPAM, IAFA and Social Protection Board (JPS). The main […]

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John Wesley Saatio did it again

July 5, 2016 by Staff News Writer

John Wesley Saatio did it again. On July 2nd, Saatio escaped from the private transportation unit he was arrested in. The event happened on a highway in Florida. However, he was recaptured on Sunday night in Santa Rosa County. Saatio was under the custody of a private transport company. He was heading to Michigan to […]

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Another victim of drug-related issues

July 5, 2016 by Staff News Writer

The body found last Friday in an empty land of Alajuelita belongs to a youngman named Castillo. He was 26 years old. He is related to other violent events that took place last week in San Vicente de La Unión. The victim was Nicaraguan Michelangelo Narváez’s friend, who died after being tortured for drug-related issues. […]

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Ambassador Zúñiga resigned

July 5, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Chancellor of the Republic, Manuel González, confirmed that Costa Rican ambassador to the Dominican Republic, Zaida Zúñiga, resigned after being questioned for her appointment process. González defended Zúñiga and said that the designation was made in strict respect of the law, taking into account the professional qualities and suitability of the ambassador to be in […]

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