The government mantains a measure that award parole benefit to certain inmates as a way to reduce prison overcrowding, although some of the released prisoners have committed new crimes. This weekend, a 25-year-old woman was raped by a man on probation. The woman had given birth a week before being abused. President Luis Guillermo Solís […]
Costa Rica leads online shopping in Central America
Although only 12% of Costa Ricans shop online, they are the most frequent users of this service in Central America, according to the consulting firm Kantar Worldpanel. In Central America 7% of the population shop online, well below the 31% average use throughout Latin America. The higher use of online shopping in Costa Rica is […]
Guanacaste fishermen reject restoring trawl fishing
Guanacaste fishermen stressed their opposition to a bill that would restore trawling in Costa Rica. Representatives of fishing communities of Guanacaste, the Pacific coast and the Gulf of Nicoya rejected the bill 19.383 for sustainable harvesting of shrimp, job creation and combating poverty. Fishermen met during the weekend with the five congressmen who make up […]
Expert says Costa Rica is heading to a devaluation
Economic conditions suggest that the currency of Costa Rica is moving from appreciation to devaluation against the dollar, according to economist Luis Mesalles. This change would be caused by factors such as recent increases of oil prices and other raw materials, hikes in international interest rates, less access to external loans public and private, and […]
Heavy rain left one person dead and chaos on roads
A tropical wave going over Costa Rican territory left a balance of one deceased person and chaos on roads. The deceased was working on a construction when a tree fell over, causing him head injuries. The incident occurred in Goicoechea. The storm with lightnings and heavy rain forced drivers to reduce their speed, causing traffic […]
Goverment tightens controls on pineapple exports to reduce rejections by the U.S.
The ministry of agriculture and livestock (MAG for its acronym in Spanish) has tightened sanitary controls on pineapple exports, due to rejections by the United States based on insect presence have sharply increased. The producers dislike the measure claiming it has already caused losses of $ 2.3 million during the 15 days since it came […]