Priest Marcelo Araya Alpízar reached an agreement with Luis Segura Guerrero’s family, who died in an car accident in January 2016. He will not go to trial. It unofficially transcended that this indemnification would amount to 110 million colones. Both parties reached an agreement in the preliminary hearing held in the Criminal Court of Alajuela. Segura […]
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VECA announced that it will suspend operation for three months
The Vuelos Económicos Centroamericanos Airline (VECA) has announced that it will suspend operations for three months due to a restructuring process that will start next week. The information was confirmed by José Luis Merino, advisor of the company. The adviser indicated that the airline would also return a second aircraft that it rents for its […]
“The trash you throw here reaches the sea”
While walking in the center of San José, pay attention because 35 sewers have a message for you: The trash you throw here reaches the sea. These are messages painted on streets and sidewalks of San José: they are part of a campaign promoted by VerdeAgua CR organization, whose objective is to promote the city’s […]
IBAN, the format that will replace client accounts
From January 22nd, the Central Bank of Costa Rica will start the process of adopting IBAN, a format of bank accounts that will replace the client accounts. According to the entity, the new format will reduce errors in processing incoming and outgoing payments in financial institutions. Since each customer’s account is unique worldwide, it will […]
Alfaro: “I prefer not to express my opinion until I know more about the accusation”
the Costa Rican Attorney General offered details about the accusation and people involved in La Trocha case: there are 26 accused and 1,200 million colones for economic damage . The Government has always been interested in solving this case; However, it preferred not to say a word on the authorities’ announcement. I prefer not to […]
There are 26 people involved in La Trocha case
There are 26 people accused of crimes associated with the construction of the border crossing: Public officials, apparently fake inspectors, as well as businessmen and relatives are involved. The controversial work, developed since 2010 by the government of Laura Chinchilla Miranda (2010-2014), could reach the judicial stage and it could be considered the most notable […]