Archives for January 2017

The six-week closure of the bridge over Virilla River will start on Saturday, so on Monday, many public employees will telework and thereby cooperate to decrease traffic in some roads. The Ministry of Labor highlighted that they do not know how many people will benefit from this alternative, but they do make a call to […]

Due to La Platina closure, the dynamics on the bridge over Virilla River will be different. The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MOPT) announced that the passage will be enabled in 2 routes, one per direction. However, not all vehicles can circulate freely. From 6 am to 9 am and from 4 pm to […]

If the bill on public limited company in common law jurisdictions tax is passed in a second reading, the collection will be partial. This was explained by Helio Fallas, Minister of Finance, and Carlos Vargas, Director of Taxation. Officials explained that if the Constitutional Chamber and legislators passed the bill, the tax could only be […]

Driving on route 27 means an almost guaranteed traffic jam at any time of the day . However, the National Concessions Council (CNC) has already realized it and conducted a study where it was determined that the road is saturated by 70%. The result of the study obliges the concessionaire to expand the route. The […]

Former president Miguel Ángel Rodríguez rejected the CCSS intention of transferring resources from the complementary pensions to the Disability, Old Age and Death Pension Fund (IVM). Rodríguez, who enacted the Worker’s Protection Law during his government, thinks the initiative is nonsense and an attempt to steal from workers. According to him, the Comandatory Fund for […]

As if they were bait for fishing, criminal groups operating in the capital use minors as distractors to commit thefts or robberies in crowded places. Each month, the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) handles an average of around 390 complaints for theft. But in December last year the figure increased by almost 100 cases. The most […]