Archives for May 24, 2016

The ex-minister of Women Issues and representative Maureen Clarke praises the decision by the Electoral Supreme Tribunal (TSE for its acronym in Spanish) to compel political parties to place women on the top positions of candidates lists. Before the decision, parties only had to comply by appointing women to 50% of candidacies. Clarke submitted the case last year, asking for […]

Shipments of avocados, hundreds of bottles of liquor and alleged medical products, such as antibiotics and ointments, were intercepted by the Border Police in the border area with Panama, in Paso Canoas. Allan Obando, director of the Border Police, said this type of smuggling enters through blind spots in the territory with products that are […]

The value of Costa Rica goods exports has stalled in the first four months of 2016, when exports were of $3.199 billion, which is 0.33 percent less than it was in the same period of 2015. The agriculture sector shows a modest recovery. Exports went up to $947 million this year from $920 in the […]

Three out every four Costa Ricans want to emigrate, seeking better opportunities, and eight out of ten think the country is on the wrong track. This is the result of the latest opinion poll conducted by CID / Gallup between May, 3rd and 14th, with more than 1200 people. Unfortunately, according to the analysis those […]

The Inter-American Human Rights Commission (CIDH for its acronym in Spanish) announced that would suspend all visits and hearings scheduled for this year and it could lay off 40% of its personal (30 people) if by July the country members of the Organization of American States (OAS) don’t provide urgent funds to keep functioning. In […]

The rise and fall of oil and fuel prices do not hit inflation in Central America as soon as in other countries. It takes about three months for this to affect the economies in Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic. This is one of the conclusions of a study by the consulting firm EY, based […]