The exchange rate stopped increasing in the Foreign Currency Market (Monex). On Tuesday, it marked the second consecutive closing to the downside. With slight decreases compared to the maximum marked on Thursday, the price in this market has decreased ¢2.87. The decrease in the price of the dollar has been accompanied by lower amounts traded […]
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Authorities found missing American
Thomas Jeffrey Cook was found tied up and dead inside a 1.5-meter grave in Palmira de Siquirres. He went missing on August 23rd in Jacó, where he was planning to retire. The American was wrapped in a blanket and had been dead for several weeks. The authorities were able to identify him thanks to a […]
American found 2Km from the site where he disappeared
The body of the 34-year-old American who disappeared on Thursday in Dominicalito, Puntarenas, was found this weekend. The discovery of the foreigner’s body occurred two kilometers from where it was dragged by the current of the Poza Azul River. According to Rommel Castillo, regional operational coordinator of the Southern Zone of the Red Cross, the […]
Ferry to Playa Naranjo is not working “at full speed”
From Sunday, and until further notice, the cooperative that provides passenger and vehicle ferry service to Playa Naranjo, will operate during special hours. The offer is two departures from Barrio El Carmen, in Puntarenas; at 6:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. In Playa Naranjo, Lepanto direction, the boat will leave at 8 o’clock in the morning […]
Court had concluded the tax plan did not affect the Judiciary since April
Contrary to what the Legal Department established last week, about the fiscal plan affecting the operation of the Judiciary, in April, the Full Court had already given its approval to the bill. This is stated in a letter sent on April 16th 2018 by the then president of the Supreme Court of Justice Carlos Chinchilla, […]
MEP will apply salary reductions for strikers
Édgar Mora, Minister of Public Education, insists that teachers must return to schools to avoid further impact to the school year that has suffered for five weeks without lessons. The Minister assures that there will be no reprisals against the officials who decide to resume their work. The way back to the classroom is safe. […]