The Attorney General of El Salvador is currently investigating a couple for adopting a Costa Rican from a couple in the country, who offered to give it up for adoption through an advertisement published on a website. Although the Costa Rican Public Ministry reported on the case until this October 3rd, Salvadoran authorities had reports […]
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Government suspends executives investigating the cement
The Governing Council decided to suspend the five members of the Board of Directors of the Bank of Costa Rica who did not resign their positions following the request of President Luis Guillermo Solís. Four of them have investigated and denounced the cementazo: Mónica Segnini, Francisco Molina, Alberto Raven and Evita Arguedas. The Council decided […]
Rincón de la Vieja eruption rises 1.5 kilometers from the crater
A new eruption of gases and ash was reported on Tuesday afternoon in Rincón de la Vieja Volcano. The event occurred at 2:49 a.m., with a vigorous plume that rose 1.5 kilometers from the active crater. The Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI) and the National Seismological Network (RSN) reported the event. At […]
Costa Rica invested in tourist attraction in UAE
This morning, in the Golden Hall of the Costa Rican Foreign Ministry, two agreements were signed between Costa Rica and the United Arab Emirates that will benefit investors from both countries. One has to do with the elimination of double taxation in terms of income tax and the other on the promotion and protection of […]
Fire Department to take 9-1-1 calls
A new bill presented by the Government intends that emergency calls made to line 9-1-1 be taken by the Fire Department because the Emergency System faces serious administrative and financial problems, according to Zapote. To transfer the service, the proposal made to the legislators is to take advantage of the infrastructure, technology platform and specialized […]
PLN candidate keeps his presidential formula secret
After the election of the candidates for legislators nine days ago, the next step for Antonio Álvarez is to define his vice presidents to complete the presidential formula he will present on the ballot on February 4th. The liberationist prefers to keep the names of the people who will accompany him and he might release […]