Cristel Gómez Espinoza, better known as “The Queen of the South”, must spend three months in pretrial arrest as a suspect in the alleged crimes of international drug trafficking and money laundering. The Prosecutor’s Office against Drug Trafficking managed to obtain the precautionary measure on Wednesday. The “Queen of the South” was arrested on Tuesday […]
Archives for August 22, 2019
Central Bank supports regulation of data usage rates
This Tuesday, the Economic Affairs Committee of the Legislative Assembly and the president of the Central Bank, Rodrigo Cubero, issued a favorable opinion on bill 21,177, which aims to regulate the rates for use of dataphones in stores, with debit and credit cards. The initiative seeks to guarantee the promotion of competition, improve competitiveness and […]
Quotas for debts in colones will fall due to drop in Passive Basic Rate
If you asked for a loan in colones, this is good news, as the Basic Passive Rate (TBP), which is the reference to calculate the savings and credit fees in the financial system, went back down this week, from 5.80% to 5.70%. That is, if your credit is in colones and is in a variable […]
Route 27 will be closed today
This Thursday, the Prosecutor’s Office of Atenas will carry out a reconstruction of facts for a case and that will force them to close route 27, at the height of the Great River of Atenas. This was communicated by the Press Department of the Ministry of Public Works and Transportation (MOPT). The closure of this […]
Turtles mass arrival searon begins in Ostional beach
The arrival of turtles began at Ostional Beach in Guanacaste on August 21st. The wonderful show will last between four and five days, that is, until the weekend. The warm waters of the Pacific have become the best resting destination for turtles, as they use national “mainland” for spawning their eggs; and soon after, the […]