The Public Force from Quepos rescued three Ecuadorians and arrested a subject that owned a Chevrolet vehicle. The rescued people are two women and a man in irregular immigration status. They were assisted and were referred to the Immigration Office. The car they were traveling in was intercepted by officers of the local security forces […]
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Costa Rica receives SICA presidency
This week the Costa Rican government will assume the pro tempore presidency of the Central American Integration System (SICA) for a period of six months. Nicaragua will hand over the presidency to Costa Rica. The government announced that the vice president, Helio Fallas, and the deputy foreign minister, Alejandro Solano, will go to Managua on […]
Increased fires in 2016
2016 will be remembered as one of the years with the largest number of fires in the country. So far this year has exceeded the figures for 2015, adding up 1.017 major losses. The last victim was an elderly man who lost his life when a fire to cook tamales burned a cellar with wood […]
Citizens recognize government’s work during hurricane emergency, but…
A few days before the end of the year, the administration of President Luis Guillermo Solís is strengthened by their work during the emergency caused by Hurricane Otto. Various sectors praised the work led by the President to avoid a major disaster. However, 2016 has also been a year of questions from several sectors, mainly […]
Take your scarf! Trade winds and isolated rains are expected this week
This week starts with a considerable increase in the trade winds. These conditions are due to a high pressure system in the Caribbean Sea. The National Meteorological Institute (IMN) forecasts that rainy conditions will prevail in the Caribbean and North areas during the morning. That pattern will especially increase in the afternoon and evening. In […]
The country’s growth was strongly driven by consumption, investment and public expenditure
According to the Report on the State of the Nation 2016, the country’s growth in the last five years was strongly driven by consumption, investment and public expenditure. On average, from 2010 to 2015, 76% of the growth in domestic production was the result of improvements in domestic demand. In the last five years, exports […]