Archives for November 14, 2016

The Twenty-second State of the Nation’s report, based on an analysis conducted in 2011 in 15 Latin American cities, highlighted that Costa Rica suffers from one of the worst mobility patterns in Latin America. According to the report, the capital of Costa Rica ranks second among Latin American cities in terms of private transport and […]

Seismic stations from the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI) caught the earthquake in New Zealand on Sunday. The movement of 7.8 degrees caused a 2-meter tsunami in the South Island of that country. Despite the intensity of the earthquake, no injuries were reported. The earthquake occurred near midnight on Sunday at a […]

On Saturday, Special Operational Forces from Ministry of Public Security held several actions to seize large amount of drugs, cash, weapons and even a radio communication device. The operations were carried out in Cristo Rey, Calle Blancos and Sagrada Familia, where authorities managed to seize 2,072 doses of crack, 297 doses plus 23 grams of […]

A great group of traffic officers started a strike to protest against a MOPT directive, which forces them to work without a partner. As consequence, many of them have already stopped fining traffic law offenders. Homer Alfaro, from the National Union of Technical Professionals in Traffic, affirmed that it is a MOPT duty to guarantee […]

The debts of delinquent taxpayers with the Treasury amounted to ¢ 1.420 million, according to data from the Ministry of Finance from October 31st. Among this group stand out casinos, hotels, manufacturers of carbonated drinks and other smaller businesses. The tenth month of 2016 list swelled with the arrival of 37 new delinquent debtors, for […]

A man driving a truck with Honduran plate, carrying car paints, was arrested this weekend by the Drug Control Police (PCD) in the northern border for mobilizing cocaine. The driver, a Honduran citizen named Torres, was traveling with 69 kilos of cocaine and more than $ 700 and 6,300 córdobas (Nicaraguan currency). According to the […]