Opened on January 27, 2010, by then President Oscar Arias, the highway to Caldera remains unfinished. According to the Comptroller, Section II of the highway, between Ciudad Colón and Orotina is incomplete. The concessionaire, Autopistas del Sol attributes the situation to an inability to expropriate needed land. Attorney Bernal Gamboa, who represents the state says […]
Archives for January 2014
Taxes on cigarettes pays for medical equipment
Under a five year plan, the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) is using proceeds from a tax on cigarettes to fund the purchase of medical equipment. In particular, the equipment will be used to support cardiology, and counter the effects of tobacco use. In 2013 between January and November, the treasury collected a total […]
Watching Internet TV Easier and Faster with Roku Device
Internet connections in Costa Rica are getting faster, and one of the benefits of increased speed is the capability of watching high definition movies and television programs directly on a big screen television, via the Internet. While many of the newer televisions can be plugged directly into the Internet, they are not always equipped with […]
High court reprimands judge for ordering unreasonable support payments
The Constitutional Court has reprimanded a judge in the Child Support court of Hatillo, for ordering a child support payments that exceed reasonable amounts. The case in question deals with a messenger, who was ordered to make a provisional monthly payment of ¢150,000 ($300), despite earning ¢270,000 ($540) per month before taxes. The court said […]
Costa Rican companies offer products and services to aerospace industry
A total of 30 Costa Rican and 34 foreign companies attended the Central American Aerospace Meeting of 2014, at the Real Intercontinental Hotel in Escazu. National companies offer everything from metalworking, electronics and plastic injection to specialized services such as engineering and design, and software maintenance. At present only one U.S. aviation company works with […]
Law require 63 new mandates without state funding
Legislation enacted between 2011 and 2013, created a total of 63 new public services, but failed to allocate any resources. A total of 108 new mandates were created during the same period, and of these 28 were allocated resources. Of these 17 were not funded adequately. Experts say that creating unfunded mandates contributes to government […]