Five legislators would be called to clarify whether they have ties or not with the questioned Chinese cement importer, Juan Carlos Bolaños, in a motion promoted by several lawmakers. The proposal will be presented this Friday to the special committee of the Legislative Assembly that investigates the possible influence peddling in the granting of $30 […]
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This is how plane crash survivors were rescued in Pavas
On Tuesday morning, a plane crashed on Torres River in Pavas and this video recorded the moment of the rescue. Two people died in the crash, a Costa Rican woman and American man. The aircraft that was heading for Guanacaste. Six people were traveling from Tobias Bolaños airport. In order to deal with the emergency, […]
Costa Rica inaugurates its Embassy in Indonesia
Foreign Minister Manuel González officially inaugurated the Costa Rican Embassy in Indonesia on Wednesday, in the middle of his tour on the Asian continent. The new embassy has been in operation since July and was part of a strategy to increase cooperation and trade with this country and also with the rest of South East […]
Homicides for organized crime hit Costa Rica
A research into homicides in Costa Rica revealed that organized crime is the main factor that intensifies the violent reality in the country. On Wednesday, The Interinstitutional Technical Commission on Statistics of Coexistence and Citizen Security (Comesco) presented the Analysis of Felony Homicides Linked to Organized Crime during the period 2010-2016. The report reveals that […]
President defends himself against criticism over cement case
On Wednesday, President Luis Guillermo Solís assured he did not lie during his appearance before the legislators of the Commission investigating the loans granted by the Bank of Costa Rica to the importer of Chinese cement. Solís guaranteed he said everything he knew to be true, as a response to the criticism he has received, […]
PUSC denounces cuts on public investment for next year
Legislator Rosibel Ramos, from the Christian Social Unity Party (PUSC), publicly denounced that the government intends to make a strong cut in public investment in 2018, in accordance with the draft national budget sent to the Legislative Assembly. According to data provided, public investment would fall by 17.4%, more than ¢122 billion, instead of making […]