A Costa Rican-American citizen, who worked until July in the Costa Rican Mission to the Organization of American States (OAS), has reported a colleague for alleged sexual harassment. She also claims that the Chancellery and the Foreign Service of Costa Rica ignored her complaint. According to the woman, authorities are aware of her case since […]
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4 men will go to trial for removing organs from poor people
3 years later, the Criminal Court of San José set a date: four doctors and a Greek businessman will go to trial for apparently contacting poor people to remove their organs. The debate will start on September 11th, 2017 an it is scheduled to conclude on November 30th. The trial is still against a man […]
29 cows were stolen in Sarapiqui
Arturo Salazar Víquez, a farmer from Cureña Sarapiqui, declared that 29 cows were stolen from his farm a week ago and the economic losses amount to 13 million colones. 19 heifers, 9 calves and 1 bull were stolen. These were carefully kept at his farm and some people occasionally took care of them. Affected people are […]
The base borrowing rate will remain at 4.70%
The base borrowing rate (TBP) will remain at 4.70% for another week, the lowest figure of the year. At this level, the indicator is 125 basis points below the figure at the beginning of the year. In addition, the rate had not located in such a position since the first quarter of 2008. The TBP is calculated based […]
A turtle was rescued from being butchered
So far this year, the National Coast Guard has rescued 25 turtles from being butchered in different parts of the country. The most recent case took place in Barra de Pacuare, Limón on Wednesday night. These animals are hunted by unscrupulous people in order to sell and consume their meat. As consequence, authorities are constantly […]
Bassoonist Sofía Obando needs help!
The Ministry of Culture reiterated that it will not help talented bassoonist Sofía Obando, who was admitted to Sydney Conservatorium of Music, one of the most prestigious in the world. Sofía is the first Central American woman to be accepted by the institution and she can’t pay the cost of her studies, amounting to 27,000 […]