President Carlos Alvarado supports Finance Minister Rocío Aguilar. She plays a vital role in the care of public funds and public goods.” These were the forceful words by the Minister of the Presidency, Rodolfo Piza, in regarss to the permanence of the Finance Minister after the health sector strike on Thursday morning. More than a […]
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Dollar price increased in Monex
July started with an increase in the price of the dollar in the wholesale market of Monex. This Thursday, it closed the session at ¢583.6 while on the last day of June it was at ¢579.6, the lowest of the year. On the other hand, in banks, the price of the dollar is hovering around […]
Fuel prices go down today
On Wednesday afternoon the official newspaper La Gaceta published the reduction in the price of fuel. The decrease responds to the request of the Public Services Regulatory Authority (Aresep) after a study carried out in the month of June. The decrase applies from this Thursday, July 4th. Thus, the price of super gasoline will decrease […]
The US deported Tico convicted of sexual assault of a minor
The authorities of the United States deported a Costa Rican man who broke the immigration law and who also had a conviction for sexual crimes in the national territory. According to the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Service, the Costa Rican was deported last Monday. This previously-condemned sex offender was an obvious danger to the […]
Subject wanted by US justice was apprehended by the Interpol
A 36-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday morning by agents of the National Central Office of the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) of the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) in the sector of Heredia. He is wanted by the United States government for the crime of drug trafficking. According to the first investigations, the Colombian subject […]
No power supply for Heredia this Thursday
Nearly 10 thousand residents of San Rafael de Heredia will not have electricity service on Thursday. The suspension will be from 7am to 4pm due to improvement works of the electric network in Los Angeles of San Rafael de Heredia. The Public Services Company of Heredia (ESPH) reported that the affected will be 8,200 residents […]