Security Minister, Michael Soto Rojas, announced on Thursday that the Public Force has a deficit of 5,500 million colones to operate. This was expressed in the Narcotics Commission of the Legislative Assembly where he even assured there are 65 delegations in firing conditions. Soto said that the economic issue surprised him, because he believed that […]
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Prices dropped for the third month, according to INEC
The general level of prices dropped for the third consecutive month, according to the calculation of the Consumer Price Index (CPI), used by the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INEC) to estimate inflation. Last May, the variation in prices was -0.11%. This variation was mainly influenced by decreases in the cost of tomatoes, potatoes, […]
Legislators will analyze cuts in the legislative budget
With the aim of reducing expenses in the Legislative Assembly and getting in tune with the issue of financial control, the legislators will sit down and see where their expenses can be reduced. The president of the Congress, Carolina Hidalgo, confirmed that next Monday she will meet with members of the legislative directory and to […]
Can Costa Rican volcanoes cause the same damage as Fuego Volcano in Guatemala?
Nature in a country like Costa Rica is unpredictable. Therefore, it’s difficult to project if at some point eruptions similar to those that caused a wake of death and destruction in Guatemala will occur here. Fuego Volcano, located 50 kilometers from Guatemala City and with a height of 3,700 meters, produced a series of powerful […]
MarViva wants to “Save the Sharks”
The government of Luis Guillermo Solís was highly questioned for its fisheries policies. One of the most criticized points was his lack of conviction to protect sharks, highly exploited animals by a part of the national fishing sector. The former president was even elected Enemy of the Sharks by an international organization. The debate continues […]
Prosecutor will request six months of preventive custody for Macho Coca
The Deputy Prosecutor’s Office of Limón confirmed that it will request six months in prison against Gilberth Bell Fernández, alias Macho Coca, and 14 other individuals linked with an organization that extracted fuel from the pipeline of the Costa Rican Petroleum Refinery (RECOPE). Bell, a well-known fishing entrepreneur in Limón, was arrested on Tuesday for […]