Since Wednesday, Uber is under several investigations in the United States after the company admitted the data of 57 million users in the world, including 600,000 drivers, had been hacked. Prosecutors from New York, Eric Schneiderman, and Connecticut, George Jepsen, opened the investigations. Uber revealed on Tuesday that the information was hacked in October 2016 […]
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Two fishermen and a minor who were adrift were rescued by the Coast Guard
The national authorities reported the rescue of three people who were adrift in the Pacific Ocean. The rescue efforts were carried out by officers of the National Coast Guard Service. The events took place in Cabo Matapalo, in Golfito, Puntarenas. According to the authorities, the vessel left early in the morning to carry out fishing […]
Government defends Deputy Minister of Finance in negotiation of tax plan
The Deputy Minister of Finance, Fernando Rodríguez, has led everything related to the formulation of the fiscal project text and deliver it to the heads of the Legislative Assembly. However, some legislators denounced his presence and said he shouldn’t participate in the negotiations because of his links to the cementazo case, after hastening the unloading […]
Municipal Police will be reinforced as of this week in San José
From this weekend, 25 more officers of the Municipal Police of San José will tour the center of the capital as part of the operation for the end and beginning of the year. On November 26th, the celebrations will start with the Entry of Boyeros to the City of San José. The activity will begin […]
A year after Otto, 163 families are still waiting for a housing solution
Hurricane Otto affected many families who lost their homes in the cantons of Upala and Bagaces. A year after that event, 163 families are waiting for a housing solution. Sixty-two of these families are already in the process of presenting files that must be approved by the Mortgage Bank of Housing before starting construction. In […]
Canada seizes 1.3 tons of cocaine on Central American coasts
The Canadian Navy and the US Coast Guard seized 1.3 tons of cocaine in two operations off the coast of Central America, according to an announcement made by the Canadian Defense Department on Tuesday. A first procedure allowed the confiscation of 834 kg of cocaine and the arrest of three alleged smugglers in a ship […]