Marilyn Valverde is studying Customs and Foreign Trade Administration, English and Electrical Engineering at the Pacific campus of the University of Costa Rica. She was chosen to participate in the Youth Ambassadors Program for Our Oceans, held in mid-September in the United States. What are the main challenges that Costa Rica is facing on marine […]
Archives for October 10, 2016
10 important aspects of the Law against Tax Fraud
On September 8th, lawmakers approved on first reading the Law for the Improvement of the fight against Tax Fraud, which has been under discussion since July, 2014. Here are the most important aspects of the law: Electronic invoice: all taxpayers must have electronic option to register their transactions and issue receipts thereof, in accordance with […]
Minister Alvarado declared that the opposition wants to negatively affect Guillermo Solís’ government
Full of satisfaction for achieving a renegotiation with JAPDEVA unions, which will help the country to save more than 1,400 million colones, minister of labor Carlos Alvarado was concerned about the opposition’s actions in the Legislative Assembly regarding the public employment bill. The minister believes that legislators want to pass this bill, that has generated many […]
Costa Rica loses 101,000 hectares of farmland
Costa Rica lost 101,000 agricultural hectares in the last 30 years to use them for other activities, especially those related to real estate developments. In the case of corn, the drop in hectares is 44,000, rice lost 34,000 hectares, and coffee and beans lost 6000 and 22,000, respectively. This is because is more profitable to […]
Costa Rican women feel hopeless regarding the few opportunities the country offers
Even though they have big dreams and many projects in mind, Costa Rican women consider their opportunities in the country to grow and meet their goals are a few or nonexistent. A study conducted by Demoscopia company, and supported by the Costa Rican Chamber of Commerce, reveals that although 74% of women expect to have better […]
Food and gasoline prices dropped in September
A reduction in food and gasoline prices influenced over the Consumer Price Index (CPI), which produced a negative variation of -0.47% in September, so the accumulated inflation for the year reached 0.49%, the second lowest rate in the last 5 years. Among the goods that had the greater price decline there are onions, tomatoes, potatoes, […]