Yearly Archives: 2015
CNFL Requests a 35% Hike In Electricity Rates For 2016
QCOSTARICA - The CompañÃa Nacional de Fuerza y Luz (CNFL) - national power and light company, a division of the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) - is looking for a 35% increase in electricity rates.
The company made its request to the regulating authority, the Autoridad Reguladora de los Servicios...
UFO Visits Costa Rica After Turrialba Volcano Eruption
QCOSTARICA - The Turrialba Volcano in Costa Rica’s Cartago Province violently erupted on March 12, 2015. Numerous explosions over the next several days sent ash clouds into the air.
On March 15, a camera recording the eruptions picked up a UFO darting through the clouds. It turns out that wasn’t...
Paso Canoas Customs Manager Arrested
QCOSTARICA - Luis Juarez, the manager of the Paso Canoas customs (aduanas in Spanish) post was arrested on Wednesday, charged with the "willful act or omission" of a public official, punishable with a three to ten year prison sentence.
The arrest followed an investigation by the FiscalÃa Adjunta de Delitos...