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The exchange rate continues its upward trend. This Tuesday it reached ¢638 in the banks for the first time. The first banking entities to reach this figure were CMB (Citi) and Prival Bank. At 11 a.m., the rest of the banks keep it between ¢631 and ¢635. The value of the dollar has also risen […]

The Costa Rican Institute of Aqueducts and Sewers (AyA) announced the interruption of the drinking water service in the cantons of San José and Tibás on November 7th, 2018 from 8:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. The suspension will take place because of the last re-pumping in La Uruca due to works of the CNFL and […]

A humpback whale of about 2 tons died on a small island on the southwest side of the Gulf of Nicoya. According to Alejandro Sotela, from the National Coast Guard Service, they first received some photographs showing the cetacean floating in the vicinity of Paquera, so it is presumed that the animal has been dead […]

On Monday, the exchange rate marked a new record in the Foreign Currency Market (MONEX). One hour after closing, the weighted average of the day was around ¢624.45. During the trading session, the price of the dollar has been quoted at a maximum of ¢627 and a minimum of ¢615.55. Since mid-August, the exchange rate […]

The Costa Rican government needs $1.5 billion to face obligations such as the payment of bonuses, salaries, transfers and debts with the State’s creditors before the end of 2018. The estimate was calculated by the Finance Minister herself when she was invited to Enfoques show, where she pointed out that there is little more than […]

The unions that make up the Joint Labor Relations Board with the Ministry of Public Education (MEP) rejected the meeting scheduled for Monday afternoon. Édgar Mora, Minister of Public Education, called the Union of Costa Rican Educators (SEC), the National Association of Educators (ANDE), and the Association of Teachers of High School Teaching (APSE) to […]