Archives for December 2017

The National Company of Force and Light (CNFL) indicated that at least five thousand electrical services continue to be affected due to the cold front. The final report on Sunday indicates that 35 thousand clients were affected in six areas: • San Ramón de Tres Ríos • Rancho Redondo • Las Nubes de Coronado • […]

The National Commission of Emergencies (CNE) expanded the yellow alert to several areas of the country due to the influence of the cold front that has generated strong winds and rains. The zones that are now included in the alert are the Central Valley, North Pacific, the central canton of Puntarenas, Montes de Oro and […]

The Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI) reported an earthquake of 4.1 degrees in the province of Guanacaste on Thyursday. The tremor occurred at 8:56 a.m. and had a depth of 10 km. Authorities report the epicenter in the Pacific Ocean, 48.7 km west of Junquillal, Santa Cruz, Guanacaste. At the moment there […]

After the arrest of four Mexicans, the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) explain the details about the group linked with two robberies in jewelry stores located in Escazú. The events occurred on October 31st at the Eurochronos store in Multiplaza de Escazú and in Tiempo Global, located in Plaza Colonial. Three of the detainees were captured […]

She came to plan the assaults, left a few days before and returned almost a month later to coordinate the extraction of at least 300 watches stolen in two robberies in Escazú. That is the role played by a woman named Montes Ibarra (33), one of the main leaders of an organized gang of Mexicans […]

Last November, cumulative inflation – measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) – amounted to 2.09%. With this figure, the indicator got to the target range of the Central Bank, which ranges from 2% to 4% for 2017. According to data from the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC), the eleventh month of the […]