Archives for January 2017

The Costa Rican Institute of Sport and Recreation (ICODER) will continue to manage the park La Expresión Laguna Doña Ana Cleto for 99 years. This was pointed out by Alba Quesada, director of this entity, who explained that an agreement was reached with the municipality of Paraíso so that ICODER will maintain the administration of […]

The bill “for the ordering of additional remuneration to the basic wage for the public sector” has angered several labor unions, which ensure that the initiative is nothing more than a lethal blow against the collective labor agreements. Sandra Piszk, who proposed the initiative, believes that the payment of the pluses is arbitrary. In some […]

The Jade Museum from the National Insurance Institute (INS) started the year with a series of free workshops for children, young people and adults. The activities will start on January 10th and for those interested, the schedule is the following: -January 10th: Expressive Workshop, for children and young people. -January 17th: Origami Workshop, for young […]

The economic policies that the coming administration will apply in the US are not clear, but it is a great chance to ask what are their probable effects in Costa Rica and to propose some actions that should be carried out. Effects on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) The direct and personal action of the President-Elect […]

40 families, the municipal authorities of Tibás and members of the Joint Institute for Social Aid (IMAS) met on January 6th in the Municipality of Tibás in order to find a solution to people who will lose their homes with the expansion of Saprissa bridge. On December 21st about 40 families received a notification from […]