President Carlos Alvarado is aware that the Spanish media ABC stated that leaders of the Venezuelan government would have received money from the Mexican drug cartels through Costa Rica. However he made a few comments on the matter. On Monday, Alvarado said he learned of the complaint through the Spanish newspaper and was to be […]
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Downward trend will dominate end of the year, analyst says
The exchange rate will tend in a downward direction during the rest of the year. This is what analysts from the Acobo Financial Group say, since they believe the exchange rate will not have strong fluctuations in the remainder of 2019 and could rather be down, thanks to the entry of new resources to the […]
Man arrested for carrying more than $22,000 in pockets and suitcase
A man named Hurtado Regalado, who came from Perú, was arrested on Sunday night when he was carrying $22,804 in his pants pocket, as well as in the bag checked at the airport Juan Santamaría, in Alajuela. This was reported by the press department of the Ministry of Public Security (MSP). According to the authorities, […]
911 system restored after technical failure
The Emergency System 911 was affected after a series of technical failures that affect the Internet and call center operations. As confirmed by the Costa Rican Institute of Electricity (ICE), the service has already been fully restored. Of course, it was necessary to activate a contingency measure against the technical breakdown. The Emergency System personnel […]
Grave robbers strike in Pococí
The authorities are investigating a case of two graves that were desecrated on Sunday night in the cemetery of Campo 5, in Pococí. The Press Office of the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) confirmed that two bodies were removed from the coffins and one of the people was already completely disintegrated. Apparently, they would have taken […]
Chavistas would have received money through Costa Rica
Using the port of Limón as a “technical stop”, the Venezuelan regime of Nicolás Maduro would have received money from Mexico. A report published by the Spanish newspaper ABC indicated that the money would have arrived in the country from food shipments as part of an aid program called CLAP. The money would also be […]