On Saturday, an American tourist who got lost in Arenal Volcano National Park after 6:30 p.m. was rescued before midnight. As reported by the Red Cross of the area, after receiving the alert of the lost person they coordinated rescue work for Sunday at 5:00 a.m. However, a group of park rangers and tour guides […]
Archives for March 12, 2018
Fire at Cerro Bebedero
At 8:20 a.m. on Sunday the Fire Department received the warning about a fire at Cerro Bebedero in Escazú. Immediately, the units went to the site. They arrived at 8:55 a.m. There are two hectares that are being affected by the fire. After almost five hours the firefighters continued working in the place to control […]
Chamber of Food Industry: VAT will hit basic basket
The Value Added Tax (VAT), which is discussed in the Legislative Assembly, will generate a significant increase in all products that are currently exempt from the payment of sales tax, such as those included in the basic basket. This was stated by José Manuel Hernando, president of the Costa Rican Chamber of the Food Industry […]
Costa Rican construction company bought political favors in Panama
The Costa Rican construction company Meco disbursed $ 9.4 million to former public officials in Panama in exchange for the “streamlining and fluidity” in the management of procedures and disbursements for the progress of works. According to a publication of the Panamanian newspaper “La Prensa” Carlos Cerdas, president of Meco, told the Sixth Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s […]
Illegal fishing does evil in Cocos Island
Two silky sharks and 30 pig fish were found by Cocos Island rangers entangled in an illegal fishing device five nautical miles from the island. The fishing gear used is known as Fish Aggregating Device (DAP for its acronym in Spanish), which is used to add fish and capture them in large quantities. The device […]