Heredia

Costa Rica Coronavirus, Restrictions, Updated Information Costa Rican Government Caves Under Pressure and Revises Heavy Economic Restrictions

Saturday August 8th Costa Rica has registered 721 new Covid-19 cases for a total 22,802 confirmed patients out of which 7,589 have already recovered. 360 people are hospitalized, 80 of them in the intensive care unit. 228 deaths are reported in relation to the pandemic in the country. The government announced adjustments on the restrictions and sanitary measures that had already been announc...

Costa Rica Isn’t Prepared for the Explosion of COVID Scams

In the second half of March while the world was in the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic, a ransomware app called COVIDLock spread across Costa Rica, fueled by people’s fears of the unknown virus. The app claimed to prevent contagion by providing detailed interactive maps of the virus’ spread. Instead, app users found their devices hijacked, with demands for a ransom to be paid in bitcoin. Both indi...

David Patey Two Wealthy U.S. Businessmen Investigated by Costa Rica’s District Attorney’s Office

During an interview in Channel’s 7’ Telenoticias, Emilia Navas, Ad interim district attorney, confirmed that the Public Ministry has had an open investigation since 2015 regarding U.S. businessmen David Patey and Michael Lawrence Brannon Hutson also known as "Scott Brannon". Patey a native of Utah, is well known in Costa Rica, as the president of one of the biggest soccer teams in the country, ...

Construction Sector Costa Rica Development in Heredia, Costa Rica’s Hills Restricted Due to Water Scarcity

The Costa Rican Constitutional Court, the country's highest chamber, ruled in support of restrictions on water permits for developments in some hilly areas of Heredia, a province adjacent to the San José metropolitan area, said the judiciary press office this week. The high court rejected an appeal filed by a citizen by the last name of Rodríguez against the Public Services Company of Heredia (...