Archives for January 2017

Imminent increases in the exchange and interest rates would lead to an increase in inflation during 2017 and thus to the cost of living of Costa Ricans. It is expected that this year inflation returns to the target range set by the Central Bank of Costa Rica (BCCR): about 3%, mainly driven by an increase […]

Legal reforms intended to limit the payment of wage incentives in the public sector is one of the greatest debts left by the Legislature in 2016. This was pointed out by legislators Gerardo Vargas Rojas, Otto Guevara and Mario Redondo. The initiative is part of the bills that aim to contain public expenditure and it […]

Tired of returning home with less money in their pocket after working all day, a group of taxi drivers decided to fight back: they created an application that aims to recover all clients that Uber stole from them. “Taxis de Costa Rica” app allows users to know in advance the price of the travel, the […]

The Drug Control Police (PCD), arrested the first 2 mules of the year. They were apprehended in the kilometer 35 in the southern part of the country. The men carried bags of cocaine in their stomachs. According to the report of the Ministry of Public Security (MSP), the arrests occurred at different times, when they […]

The influence of a cold front has brought strong winds and downpours which in turn have caused floods, landslides, and damage to houses due to falling trees and power lines. The National Emergency Commission (CNE) reports 18 homes affected by tree falls in several areas of the country. Walter Fonseca, head of operations of the […]

The Christmas holidays ended and some citizens took advantage of the time to get rid of what wasn’t longer useful. In addition to the traditional trash, there are armchairs, clothes, printers, televisions and even a refrigerator in the middle of the street. Vacant lots are also exploited as new landfills and the collection of these […]