According to Finance Minister Helio Fallas, the government’s fiscal deficit reached ¢2.02 trillion (billion), the equivalent of 6.2% of the country’s GDP, by the end of 2017. This figure is the highest since 1994, when the State took on the bankruptcy of Anglo Bank. Tax revenues for 2017 grew by 5.3%, the lowest figure in […]
Archives for January 25, 2018
Candidate proposes having more children for better sustainability of the IVM
The presidential candidate from Renovación Costarricense ensures that the best way to give sustainability to the Disability, Old Age and Death regime (IVM) of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund is to encourage an increase in the birth rate. Couples should have more children so that, in the future, the number of people who contribute […]
CIEP reveals Costa Ricans’ concerns before elections
In addition to revealing that Fabricio Alvarado is in the lead, the survey of the Center for Research and Political Studies (CIEP) of the University of Costa Rica (UCR) revealed what are the most important problems for Costa Ricans in the face of the elections of February 4th: Unemployment, insecurity and corruption continue to occupy […]
Authorities warn vacationers to be cautious
School lesson won’t start for another few weeks, so families are using this period to go on vacation. However, at this time, the probability of more accidents occurring increases and aquatic incidents are not excluded. Most water accidents in our coasts have to do with sinking ships and drownings on the beaches. Although an aquatic […]
Farmers in the Northern Zone receive help after Hurricane Otto
Farmers in the North Zone who were affected by Hurricane Otto have been provided with the necessary agricultural inputs to restore their production. According to the Regional Director of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock of the Huetar Norte region, about two billion colones have been distributed in various products and this has benefited 1,600 […]
Coastguard rescued two people at sea in Guanacaste
Officers of the National Coast Guard Service rescued a Costa Rican who was caught by the tide. The event happened on Tuesday on six-meter high cliff located in Ocotal del Coco in the district of Sardinal, Guanacaste. Apparently, Cristopher Zúñiga Blanco, 22 years old, was surprised by the tide when it suddenly rose, so he […]