The General Directorate of Immigration informed that at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, the Nicaraguan police authorities deported the four people identified with alleged links to terrorist organizations, such as ISIS, to the border of Peñas Blancas, Costa Rica. The three men, surnamed Ibrahim, Eissa and Mohamed, and a fourth identified as Yaoob, of Iraqi nationality […]
Costa Rica News, Summarized in English and Linked to the Source
Coca Cola plant in Liberia to open early
The Coca Cola plant located in Liberia might open earlier than January of 2020, since 75% of the works are already completed. The plant is located in front of the Daniel Oduber Airport and on its 103,000 m2 plot, the three main buildings for the administrative part and processes have already been erected. Likewise, secondary […]
Alleged terrorists had no alert, but they won’t be allowed in
The Migration Police announced on Monday afternoon that after consulting more than three times the databases of the three suspected terrorists linked to the organization of ISIS in Central America, they found no links with the terrorist cell. This was reported by Steve Madden, director of this police. On June 9th, we received the controlled […]
Theft of containers costs ¢3.5 billion to the Treasury
The Costa Rican Chamber of the Food Industry (Cacia) was worried about the constant theft of containers with merchandise, which cost them ¢ 3.5 billion to the Treasury. According to estimates of this group, in the last year, the value of the stolen goods is estimated at more than ¢24 billion. Only between 2018 and […]
Exports have been down for seven months in a row
The country’s exports to May were $ 4.7 billion, but only grew 0.9% year-on-year, according to data from the Central Bank, this being the lowest growth so far in 2019. The deceleration trend for the seventh month is confirmed; that is, sales abroad grow month by month, but less than the previous period. On the […]
Cardiovascular diseases kill Ticos
Cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension, ischemic heart disease and heart failure are the leading causes of death in Costa Rica and in the world, according to figures from the World Health Organization. Only in 2015, about 17.7 million people died as a result of these problems. Stress, poor diet and sedentary lifestyle have triggered a […]