During the first semester of 2018, the Office of the Financial Consumer (OCF) dealt with 978 cases, among complaints and consumer consultations related to banks, cooperatives, financial, lenders, mutual and others. The issues with higher statistics are related to late payment, credit record, telephone harassment, payment arrangements, and fraud, among others. This represents an increase […]
Archives for July 15, 2018
President will talk about violence in Nicaragua with UN Secretary
President Carlos Alvarado will use the meeting with the Secretary of the United Nations (UN) at the Presidential House to talk about the resurgence of violence in Nicaragua and his concern about the crisis in the country neighbor In addition, Vice President and Chancellor of the Republic, Epsy Campbell, will ask for an early reaction […]
Government forces carry out violent attacks in southern Nicaragua
This Sunday, government forces surrounded and raided the combative towns of Masaya, south of the capital, causing several injuries, according to a human rights organization. Government troops stormed with mechanical shovels in the early hours to clear the barricades in the municipalities of Diría, Diriomo, Niquinohmo, and attacked residents who are entrenched. They are going […]
Eco-tourism Pioneer dies in Costa Rica
If you live every day of your life as if you were on a wonderful journey through an infinitely fascinating and strange land, it will be so.” Michael Kaye, March 2010 Michael Kaye, a 76-year-old pioneer of ecotourism and rafting in Costa Rica, died in this country. For his friends and promoters of tourism in […]
IMN: There are no tropical waves in sight for at least 72 hours
The National Meteorological Institute (IMN) forecasts isolated rains and more sunny mornings for the next few days. On Sunday afternoon at a press conference, the meteorologist Werner Stolz said that weather conditions significantly improved this Sunday, compared to Friday and Saturday. He added they do not have tropical waves in sight, at least for the […]
Last group of people trapped in route 32 were already rescued
After extensive inter-institutional work, the successful rescue of the last 150 people trapped on Route 32 was achieved, according to the report by the National Emergency Commission (CNE). The last evacuation occurred at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday. Officials of the National Emergency Commission (CNE), Fire Department, Public Force, Costa Rican Red Cross, Transit Police, and […]