| Vol.18 No. 718 | Published
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July 18, 2018 - First news page |
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Credit card debt increased 15% in one year |
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 By AM Costa Rica staff
Costa Ricans owes credit
card debt in excess of ¢1.2 billion
colones in April, according to the
latest comparative study made by the
Ministry of Economy.
This figure is 15 percent higher than that for the same period of a year earlier. However, the delay in late credit card payments was reduced from 4.50 percent to 4.32 percent. Based on the total of credit cards in colones more than half the cards charged an annual interest rate above 45 percent. In the case of credit cards figured in dollars, the majority of cards are charged interest rates higher than 30 percent. The number of cards issued has increased 30 percent in eight years. There are currently 6 million cards in circulation, an increase of 1.4 million cards since July 2010. In Costa Rica there are 28 banks or financial institutions that can issue debit cards. Nine of those cards issuers charge a fee for the withdrawal of cash from their own ATMs. The rest of those cards allow free ATM withdrawals up to a certain number per month after which they charge a transaction fee that varies between 25 U.S. cents and $2.25 for each transaction.
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 The majority of debit cards are linked to colones savings accounts.
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Schools closed for 32,000 students due to emergency in Atlantic zone |
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By A.M. Costa Rica staff Two examples of damage are the Siquirres school where a huge tree fell on the roof of the gym and the school of Matina which is totally under water.
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A huge tree fell on the roof of one of the Siquirres schools. For more information about the list of schools closed by the emergency, readers can visit the Ministry of Public Education's website: www.mep.go.cr |
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Ministry of Public Works continues to restore main routes in Atlantic zone |
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By A.M. Costa Rica
wire services
The Ministry of Public Works and
Transport has estimated that there has been ¢6.8
billion in damages to roads throughout the country.
The routes opened in the last hours are: - The Inter American south highway from San José to San Carlos. - Route 126, near the town of Vara Blanca. - The route between San Carlos and Nuevo Arenal. - The route between Chilamate and the village Vuelta de Kopper. - The route between Vuelta Kooper and the Caribbean area. - The route between Naranjo and Puerto Viejo. In Guanacaste, Route 4 between Santa Cecilia and Río Haciendas in La Cruz will not be open for at least one more week because it will be necessary to build an extension of the bridge on that road, highway officials said. There is a great deal of road damage to deal with, but, in the interests of worker safety and damage assessment, the ministry said it has ordered that repairs must wait until water level decreases.
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More information on the current condition of the roads is on the website: www.mopt.go.cr
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Cardiologist who denounced negligence reinstated in her position |
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By A.M. Costa Rica staff
In 2015 Sofía
Bogantes, a cardiologist at
Hospital México, called the deaths
of 141 patients there negligence.
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After two years of being relocated on other hospitals, the legal department reinstate Bogantes in her original position at the Hospital México.
Mario Devandas, a representative
of the trade union sector on the Board of
Directors, explained that the board knew what
had been presented in the case and the legal
department recommended the reinstatement. |
Nine months after Hurricane Nate, deputies approve a $20 million credit to help victims |
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By A.M. Costa Rica staff
Hurricane Nate
crossed the country in October
2017. It was cataloged as one of
the most terrible natural
disasters of the year and caused
losses that reach 329 billion
colones. |
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A large part of the country suffered floods and landslides, and the storm destroyed homes, roads and bridges.
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U.N. Human Rights Office blames Nicaraguan government |
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By A.M. Costa Rica
wires services The U.N.
Human Rights Office in Geneva is accusing
Nicaragua of extreme violence against peaceful
protestors resulting in many deaths, injuries
and gross violations of human rights.
During the past three months, the U.N. Human Rights Office estimates more than 300 people have been killed, including 19 police officers, and 1,830 have been injured during protests against Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega’s government. It says the state and pro-government armed groups are to blame for the overwhelming number of deaths and injuries. Human rights spokesman Rupert Colville says the violence is all the more horrific because it is being done with the tacit support of the police and other government authorities. “U.N. Human Rights Office staff on the ground report that a wide range of human rights violations are being committed, including extrajudicial killings, torture, arbitrary detentions and denying people the right to freedom of expression. There has been incitement to hatred and smear campaigns, including against human rights defenders,” he said. Colville says two human rights defenders, Medardo Maireno and Pedro Mena, were recently detained by police and are unaccounted for. He says it is feared they could be victims of enforced disappearance. He is calling on Nicaraguan authorities to provide immediate information on their whereabouts. “We are observing an emerging and disturbing practice of human rights defenders and people who have merely taken part in protests being criminalized," he said. “And, the backdrop for all these violations is the absence of rule of law and due process.” |
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During the past three months, the U.N. Human Rights
Office estimates more than 300 people have been killed.
Nicaraguans mark Liberation Day Thursday in observance of the overthrow of the dictatorial Anastasio Somoza regime in 1979 by the Sandinistas. President Ortega was a leader of the revolutionary group. Colville says there is a growing sense of dread that violence will escalate in the lead-up to the anniversary, with more loss of life and a further erosion of the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly. |
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Police find small plane camouflaged in rough Guanacaste terrain |
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By
A.M. Costa Rica staff
During
a preventive aerial
patrol carried out by
the personnel of the
Air Surveillance
Service of the
Ministry of Public
Security, officers saw
a small plane
camouflaged in an
area that is
difficult to access
near the town of
Bagaces de Guanacaste. |
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This plane was found last week, but not reported by officials until Tuesday. "This type of aircraft has characteristics that make it possible to land in confined spaces,” said Vargas. He added that the plane has a low operational cost, is ultralight weight and can land and take off in a small area. |
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