A publication of the Mexican newspaper El Financiero claims that the former governor of Veracruz, Javier Duarte de Ochoa, wanted for corruption in his country, was in a luxury hotel in West San José in recent days. Duarte is investigated for crimes of organized delinquency, operations with resources of illicit origin and others that will […]
Archives for December 23, 2016
Not only cats and dogs were affected by Otto! Please, help the other animals!
Many animals couldn’t face Hurricane Otto’s impact. However, the situation for cattle could get worse: according to the National Animal Health Service, at least 26,000 ruminants are in vulnerable areas and they are at risk of dying. The worst part is yet to come because the hurricane affected many pasturelands and those animals will be […]
The reversible lane will be applied on Route 27 on January 1st
The National Concessions Council (CNC) reports that on Sunday January 1st, they will apply the reversible lane on Route 27, in order to lighten the arrival of people returning from their vacation on the beach to the Greater Metropolitan Area (GAM). Reversibility will apply from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Sunday. During that time, […]
The Central Bank estimates that the tax reform won’t be passed in 2017
Economic estimates and projections from the Central Bank do not expect the approval of a tax reform in 2017, as stated in the report of the Macroeconomic Program 2017-2018. In the absence of the reforms proposed for current sales and income taxes, the central government’s financial deficit would reach the equivalent to 6% of gross […]
Inflation well below the target range at the end of 2016
According to estimates by the Consumer Price Index and the authorities of the Central Bank, the inflation at the end of 2016 will be 0.7%, well below the announced target for this year (between 2% and 4%). Olivier Castro, president of the Central Bank, believes that reducing the growth in prices has been a gradual […]
National Route 1856 works won’t be finished this year
National Route 1856, known as border shortcut didn’t have tangible progress in its restoration this year. Luis Guillermo Solís’ government promised to end the work that the administration of Laura Chinchilla Miranda (2010-2014) didn’t finish. However, to date, the state of the project makes it easy to predict that it will be impossible and the […]