The Executive Branch will convene a set of bills aimed at strengthening the fight against crime starting next Monday at the extraordinary sessions of the Legislative Assembly. The Deputy Minister of the Presidency for Legislative Affairs, Luis Paulino Mora, said on Thursday that this is one of the axes to which the Government will bet […]
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San José experienced the lowest temperatures in January since 2002
January 2018 had the second lowest temperature in San José in the last 16 years. The National Meteorological Institute (IMN) indicated that during that month the absolute minimum temperature was around 13.2 ºC, the same as in 2002. The beginning of this year was influenced by the presence of atmospheric phenomena that brought rains above […]
#Cementazo Hearing will continue on Thursday
The hearing against the suspects of the cementazo case to request the extension of the precautionary measures will continue on Thursday, according to the Public Ministry. The hearing in the Second Judicial Circuit began on Wednesday, after two days and a challenge against the judge who is in charge of the hearing, which was rejected. […]
Progressive Liberal Party faces its first national elections
The Progressive Liberal party faces its first national elections without a presidential candidate, but with the intention of reaching the Legislative Assembly to start sowing the seeds that will make them flourish in the Costa Rican political arena. Marta Blanco is the candidate in the first place for San José. She assures that the movement […]
Former comptroller will be the new superintendent of financial entities
The National Council of Supervision of the Financial System (CONASSIF), unanimously appointed the lawyer and administrator Rocío Aguilar Montoya as General Superintendent of Financial Institutions, for a period of five years, starting on March 1st, 2018. Aguilar was Comptroller General of the Republic from 2005 to 2012. Prior to that, she was Technical Secretary of […]
BCR profits decreased 30% in 2017
The profits of Banco de Costa Rica (BCR) amounted to ¢ 37,354 million at the end of 2017, 30% less than in 2016. The figure for earnings before estimates, contributions, and taxes was ¢73,509 million, also lower than the ¢85,535 million from the previous year. This was announced on Wednesday by the bank through a […]