On Monday night, a large majority consisting of 38 legislators voted in favor of the Attorney General’s Office of Ethics (PEP) to re-investigate former president Luis Guillermo Solís for breaching the duty of probity in the case of cementazo. This was decided at 7:10 p.m. when approving an affirmative report of the majority of the […]
Archives for September 17, 2019
This is what Alvarado had to say about alleged drug money sent to Chavismo
President Carlos Alvarado is aware that the Spanish media ABC stated that leaders of the Venezuelan government would have received money from the Mexican drug cartels through Costa Rica. However he made a few comments on the matter. On Monday, Alvarado said he learned of the complaint through the Spanish newspaper and was to be […]
Downward trend will dominate end of the year, analyst says
The exchange rate will tend in a downward direction during the rest of the year. This is what analysts from the Acobo Financial Group say, since they believe the exchange rate will not have strong fluctuations in the remainder of 2019 and could rather be down, thanks to the entry of new resources to the […]
Man arrested for carrying more than $22,000 in pockets and suitcase
A man named Hurtado Regalado, who came from Perú, was arrested on Sunday night when he was carrying $22,804 in his pants pocket, as well as in the bag checked at the airport Juan Santamaría, in Alajuela. This was reported by the press department of the Ministry of Public Security (MSP). According to the authorities, […]
911 system restored after technical failure
The Emergency System 911 was affected after a series of technical failures that affect the Internet and call center operations. As confirmed by the Costa Rican Institute of Electricity (ICE), the service has already been fully restored. Of course, it was necessary to activate a contingency measure against the technical breakdown. The Emergency System personnel […]
Grave robbers strike in Pococí
The authorities are investigating a case of two graves that were desecrated on Sunday night in the cemetery of Campo 5, in Pococí. The Press Office of the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) confirmed that two bodies were removed from the coffins and one of the people was already completely disintegrated. Apparently, they would have taken […]