Residents and visitors are troubled by the appearance of the yellow bellied sea snake on Playa Flamingo. The snake, “Pelamis platura”, measures up to five feet in length and carries an extremely poisonous, Neurotoxin for which there is no anti-venom in Costa Rica. The snake is a new visitor to Costa Rica, and the lack […]
Archives for February 27, 2014
For each 100 colones levied by sales tax, 28 colones are evaded
A report published by the Central American Institute for Fiscal Studies (Icefi) showed that for every ¢100 collected in Costa Rica for sales tax, ¢28 colones are evaded. According to Jonathan Menkos Zeissig, executive director of the Central American Institute for Fiscal Studies (Icefi), all countries in the region, with the exception of Costa Rica, […]
ICE begins marketing 4G mobile service
The Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad on Wednesday, announced the release of its 4G LTE mobile network under its trademark Kölbi. The service provides Internet accesss, with up to 10 Mbps of bandwidth. This month users who have the 4G LTE capability on their smart phones will be able to use the service for free. Subsequently, […]
Attorney general files 270 cases with Family Court 270 to annul marriages
Of a total of 444 suspected sham marriages, the attorney general has brought cases to have 270 annulled. The remaining cases still require additional investigation or notification before they can go forward. High profile sham marriages include Arthur Budovsky, who laundered $6 billion in transactions for Liberty Reserve. He is reported as having paid 300,000 […]