A social media campaign produced by a group of students at the University of Costa Rica is creating controversy while stealing the thunder from national debates on television. Although it is less than two weeks old, the Facebook page has generated 37,266 subscribers. A video published on December 27th is highly critical of mainstream political […]
Archives for January 2014
Coast guard gets two additional vessels for Pacific coast
On Wednesday, President Laura Chinchilla participated in the launch of two coast guard vessels at the port of Puntarenas. Each boat is a large interceptor with a range of 740 kilometers. Additionally, the local delegation of the Fuerza Publica received 39 new patrol vehicles. Original Article in crhoy.com
Criminals steal insect collection valued at $ 100,000
Authorities are looking for a insect collection, stolen from a private museum in Coto Brus, Puntarenas on the night of December 27th. The collection consists of 27 wooden boxes and represents the life work of a 16 year German expat. Original Article in La Nacion
People who did not file income tax can reduce penaltites
Tax payers who failed to file their income tax return on December 16 for the fiscal year that ended in September are subject to a file of 190,000 colones ($383). However, the penalty can be reduced by 80 percent for voluntarily filing at this time. Those who have registered with the tax office but have […]
700,000 voters under age 40 expected to swing election
According to experts polled by crhoy.com, the swing group of voters in the upcoming presidential election are the demographic of voters under age 40. This group is less likely to watch televised debates and expected to form last minute opinions based on information contained in the Internet and social media. Political analysts are saying this […]
Failure of Crucitas mine sinks town into oblivion
Rough and muddy roads surrounded by vacant homes in Crucitas de Cutris, San Carlos dominates the landscape following the closure of the Industrias Infinitos gold mining operation. Residents suffer the impression they have been abandoned in this region with little public services and limited access to clean water, just one mile from the border with […]