Archives for July 21, 2016

Specialists are trying to raise awareness about endometriosis, a disease that affects 1 out of 10 women in fertility age. It is a chronic disease in which tissue that normally grows inside the uterus is found elsewhere in the body, especially in the pelvic cavity and ovaries, behind the uterus, ligaments of the uterus, bladder […]

Interest rates in colones will remain stable during the third quarter of 2016. This was announced by the Economic Research Institute from The University of Costa Rica (UCR). Economist Rudolf Lücke declared that interest rates could be from 4.75% to 5.25% regarding the methodological adjustment made by the Central Bank of Costa Rica in September […]

On Monday July, 25th the vehicle restriction will not apply, so cars whose plates end in 1 or 2 may enter the central town of San José without problems. Similarly, this rule will be in force on Tuesday, August 2nd (day of Virgen de los Ángeles) and Monday August, 15th (Mother’s day). Mario Calderón, director […]

Nicaragua is still committed to get its own oil. The Canadian Union Oil & Gas Group Corp. joined the Nicaraguan Petroleum Company S.A. (PETRONIC) and the Norwegian company STATOIL to look for oil in an area of 30,000 square kilometers of the Pacific. The scans will begin soon in Sandino Basin. Union Oil is present […]

The Fire Department is dealing with a fire of important magnitudes in the hotel Halcón de Oro, in downtown San José. According to the report, nearly 500 square meters of the structure were burned. Because of the magnitude of the fire it was necessary to transfer several extinguishing units, ambulances, platforms and special air equipment. […]

This week the basic passive rate dropped to 5.10%, according to data published by the Central Bank. Such low figures have not been seen since 2008, when the indicator reached 4.25% The downgrade this week was due to a fall in interest paid by public banks and mutual benefits for all periods. The basic rate […]