In 2015, the Consular Section of the United States Embassy informed that people who had an US visa for 10 years could renew it without having an interview, they just needed to do so within 48 months (4 years) after its expiration date. However, according to the US Embassy in Costa Rica, due to an […]
Archives for February 2017
More works at La Platina bridge will start in two years
The history of La Platina bridge is far from over. Although it seems a joke, CONAVI must intervene the bridge over Virilla river again in two years. Law 9292 of Public Works Development of San José-San Ramón Road establishes that the stretch between Monumento del Agua and the Juan Santamaría Airport in General Cañas highway […]
RECOPE defends itself from referendum against monopoly
The Costa Rican Oil Refinery (RECOPE) defended its functions and history, before the popular initiative to open the fuel market and thus bid farewell to the monopoly. Over the years, Costa Rica built a national system of fuels that has allowed us to have a continuous supply (…) It is a national system that includes […]
Animals do know how to cross the street!
The ICE established an animals’ underground passage through Pailas II geothermal project and it will conclude another one this month. By doing this, they aim to protect animals near the intitution’s electrical infrastructure . These are the first structures that the Institute implements and it joins other devices that it has been placing in the […]
Constitutional Court: changes to animal welfare law harm the Constitution
The latest changes made to the draft of the Animal Welfare Law, approved by the Legislative Assembly in the first reading on November 21st, 2016, violates the Political Constitution, according to the Constitutional Court. The Court issued the ruling following a constitutional consultation conducted by several legislators led by the libertarian Otto Guevara. The text […]
Government expects 400 thousand tourists thanks to new conventions center
According to Tourism Minister, Mauricio Ventura, the new National Convention Center will create an additional and gradual income of 400 thousand tourists. These remarks were given at the inauguration of the works carried out by President Luis Guillermo Solís in Barreal de Heredia. The project, which will have a capacity for 4600 people, will cost […]