Archives for June 2019

The Migration Police announced on Monday afternoon that after consulting more than three times the databases of the three suspected terrorists linked to the organization of ISIS in Central America, they found no links with the terrorist cell. This was reported by Steve Madden, director of this police. On June 9th, we received the controlled […]

The Costa Rican Chamber of the Food Industry (Cacia) was worried about the constant theft of containers with merchandise, which cost them ¢ 3.5 billion to the Treasury. According to estimates of this group, in the last year, the value of the stolen goods is estimated at more than ¢24 billion. Only between 2018 and […]

The country’s exports to May were $ 4.7 billion, but only grew 0.9% year-on-year, according to data from the Central Bank, this being the lowest growth so far in 2019. The deceleration trend for the seventh month is confirmed; that is, sales abroad grow month by month, but less than the previous period. On the […]

Cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension, ischemic heart disease and heart failure are the leading causes of death in Costa Rica and in the world, according to figures from the World Health Organization. Only in 2015, about 17.7 million people died as a result of these problems. Stress, poor diet and sedentary lifestyle have triggered a […]

In the face of the beginning of mid-term vacations, hotels report only 64% occupancy. This figure is lower than in previous years because the population is still awaiting the implications of VAT and because families usually wait until the last days to book, according to the Chamber of Hotels. The areas where they still have […]

On Monday, several subjects robbed the branch of the Bank of Costa Rica (BCR) in Aserrí. Apparently, the men took the firearm from the security guard, took the money from two boxes and took the belongings of some of the customers. The Communication Department of the BCR reported that there were no people injured and […]