Representatives of the company Google confirmed to CRHoy.com on Wednesday that they never offered a job to former magistrate Celso Gamboa. It is not true that Mr. Celso Gamboa has received a job offer from Google as Head of Security for Mexico or Central America and the Caribbean,” they informed by means of an email […]
Archives for April 11, 2018
Drug dispute takes hold in the eastern sector of the capital
Key points for drug trafficking in the canton of La Unión are the booty disputed by at least three drug dealing gangs in the east of the capital. The dispute over the territories has filled that canton with blood: in the last 15 months, the police have investigated at least 28 homicides and most of […]
Economic activity recorded a slight year-on-year slowdown in February
The production of goods and services of the country, as measured by the cycle trend series of the Monthly Index of Economic Activity (Imae), registered an year-on-year variation of 3% in February 2018, which implies a deceleration of 0.1 percentage point compared to what was observed in the previous month. On the other hand, the […]
ECLAC estimates Latin America will grow 2.2% this year
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) maintained its estimate of regional average growth by 2.2% for 2018, after growing by 1.2% last year, reported the United Nations agency through a Press release. This regional projection is similar to the one delivered in December 2017, when the institution issued its annual report […]
Plaza de la Democracia is the main option for transfer of powers
The transfer of powers committee is in a hurry to organize the inauguration of Carlos Alvarado Quesada and its main option is Plaza de la Democracia. This was confirmed by a member of the transfer committee, who asked to remain anonymous. The official communication of the headquarters for the activity will be held from Friday […]
Students from the UCR prepare unique prosthesis
A group of scientists from the University of Costa Rica (UCR) are working on the development of a unique prosthesis that would allow people to grab objects by means of image recognition. The robotic hand called “Handy” is a 2017 initiative to collaborate with patients who have suffered hand amputation. We are working on creating […]