The countries of Latin America and the Caribbean will end the year with growing economies, after suffering a significant GDP contraction of -1.3 percent in 2016, according to the World Bank’s forecast in its latest bi-annual report. In its latest bi-annual report, “Between a rock and a hard place: The Crossroads of Monetary Policy in […]
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Salvadoran gang member who had asked for refuge was deported
A man identified as an active member of the Central American maras was deported from Costa Rican soil to El Salvador, where he has two arrest warrants for homicides. The Intelligence Unit of the Office of Plans and Operations (OPO) of the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) followed the 22-year-old man named Paz Padilla. This individual […]
Committee asks for Juan Carlos Bolaños’ bank secrecy to be lifted
On Wednesday afternoon, the committee investigating the cement loan approved a motion to ask Chinese cement importer Juan Carlos Bolaños to lift the bank secrecy of his accounts. The motion would determine the fate of the funds granted to Bolaños by the Bank of Costa Rica. A recent report from the General Superintendence of Financial […]
CNE suspends alerts after Nate
The National Emergency Commission (CNE) suspended all the alerts that were on the country after the Storm Nate. According to the CNE, the country has returned to the normal conditions for October, which means the presence of downpours during the afternoons in the Pacific, Central Valley and North Zone. Similarly, in the Caribbean rainy activity […]
Almost 100 percent of damaged electrical service was restored
On Wednesday, 99.9% of services affected by Tropical Storm Nate were restored. Of the 36,000 services affected in the CNFL served area, only 50 clients (about 200 people) are yet to get power back in Barrio San José de la Montaña, in Poás de Aserrí. In this community we are waiting for the municipality to […]
Irazú’s green lake came back!
One of the visitor’s favorite postcards from Irazú Volcano is back. Yes, we are talking about the famous green lake that forms inside the active crater, which has reappeared at the end of the rainy season. Recent photographs provided to CRHoy.com by tourists who visited the national park show the beautiful waters. The lake located […]