Archives for July 29, 2018

On Saturday, the Chinese community in Limón starred a demonstration through the main streets of the downtown area in protest of the crime wave that hits the area and affects them directly. The demonstration was led by the Chinese Limón Association and comes after several deaths of Chinese citizens at the hands of Costa Rican […]

Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro announced regulations for gasoline sales – the cheapest in the world – during a congress of the ruling party that paradoxically debates to relax the rigid controls on the economy to overcome the crisis. Although he did not mention a rise, Maduro said that the current fuel prices do not cover […]

A total of 91 people have been arrested during the last three months, as part of the measures implemented to prevent illegal mining in Crucitas de Cutris, San Carlos, in the Northern Zone of the country. In addition, 300 people have been detected with irregular migratory status. The data was published by the Ministry of […]

The President of the Republic, Carlos Alvarado, canceled the meeting of the Governing Council on July 31st, at the Presidential Palace, to visit the victims of the rains in the Caribbean, according to an announcement by the Presidency. Alvarado will be in Talamanca and Valle La Estrella, two of the most affected towns after tropical […]

The most recent data from the Costa Rican Petroleum Refinery (RECOPE) revealed that, far from decreasing, the fuel consumption in the country grows non-stop. The entity reported an increase in sales of 4.2% during the first semester of the year compared to the same period last year. During the first half of 2017, citizens bought […]

One hundred people are still in three shelters enabled by the National Emergency Commission (CNE) in Talamanca and Valle La Estrella due to the floods caused by the rains in the Caribbean. Some roads are still blocked by landslides and floods, so the CNE will have to return to the area by air to deliver […]