On Wednesday, Air Panama had to deal with an emergency in Juan Santamaria Airport, after confirming the spillage of hydraulic fluid from one of its planes. Enio Cubillo, director of Civil Aviation, said the situation was controlled and the disembarking of passengers was performed to check the aircraft. The plane did not perform an emergency […]
Archives for December 8, 2016
GAO officials prevented bank customers from getting robbed
On Tuesday afternoon, Official Operational Support Group (GAO) prevented two subjects from assailing bank customers in the central canton of San Carlos. The incident occurred when two men on a motorcycle remained near a bank branch suspiciously, because of it, the GAO officials intervened. When asked for their identity cards or driver’s license, none of […]
Exporters are studying some strategies to face Trump’s possible economic plans
With Donald Trump as president of the United States, the domestic export sector could face different problems such as a breach of agreements, difficulties to access customs and higher costs. Even though it is still early to make a decision regarding Trump’s economic movements, former Minister of Foreign Trade Alberto Trejos assured that the country […]
These sectors will have no power on Thursday and Friday
The National Power and Light Company (CNFL) suspended the electricity service for Thursday and Friday in some sectors due to posts relocation, lines reconstruction and drivers change. On Thursday the service will be suspended from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m, in Santo Domingo de Heredia, 100 meters North and 100 South of the Doña Tina […]
A man was arrested under suspicion of killing a French woman
The Judicial Investigation Organization (OIJ) arrested a 21-year-old man, surnamed Alemán Murillo, under suspicion of killing a French woman at a hotel in Punta Uva on October 27th. According to the OIJ Press Office, the victim was Sterller Marie Claire and she was 50 years old. She was found dead by an employee. Claire had […]
A house went up in flames in Sarapiqui
On December 7th, an emergency call warned of a structure fire that occurred in La Virgen Sarapiqui, in Heredia. According to information provided by the fire department, the fire was in a 70-square-meter, composed-construction house. When the first unit arrived, the house was totally consumed by the flames, reported the fire department. There was not […]