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, […]
Archives for February 2014
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 […]
Phreatic eruption of Poas volcano reached 350 meters
A phreatic eruption, consisting of gases and mud reached 350 meters on Wednesday at 12:04 pm in the warm lagoon of Poas Volcano. The event was captured by a remote camera operated by the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory (Ovsicori) of the National University (UNA) and occurred at a time when there were no visitors at […]
Free Tango in Plaza de la Democracia
Tonight, Nicholas Artin, master of the Escuela Argentina de Tango in Buenos Aires, will give a free dance class at Democracy Square in San Jose. The workshop is sponsored by the groups, Urban Pause and Friends of Tango. The event will continue until 10pm and hopes to teach the basics to those who have time […]
Public sector unions demand wage reform
Unions representing the public sector, including the National Association of Secondary School Teachers (APSE) took to the streets in protest on Wednesday morning. Protesters are opposed to a 0.43 percent wage adjustment for the first half of 2014, and issued a warning for the future government to address definitive wage reform. Both candidates in the […]