On Tuesday, the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) confirmed it is looking for a missing American citizen since September 25th. Although the OIJ indicated that the entity does not have reports of the payment of a ransom, it is unofficially stated that a million dollar sum was demanded from the 43-year-old man’s family, which hired private […]
Archives for October 16, 2018
Comptroller issues warnings about tax reform
The Comptroller General of the Republic, Marta Acosta, warned about the serious consequences of not approving the current fiscal plan in the second reading in the Legislative Assembly. Although the warnings about what this would imply is a speech that Costa Ricans have heard since the administration of Laura Chinchilla and Luis Guillermo Solís, Acosta […]
These are the four aspects of the fiscal plan that the Court wants changed
By majority, the Full Court agreed that the fiscal plan (file 20.580) affects the Judiciary, so 11 judges asked four specific aspects to be modified in the project. Rodrigo Campos, Legal Director of the Judiciary, explained what the Court wants in detail: -That the Ministry of Planning (MIDEPLAN) has no power in the Judiciary: it […]
Strike in the CNFL is illegal
The Labor Court of the First Judicial Circuit of San José announced on Tuesday that the strike promoted by the National Company of Power and Light (CNFL) was declared illegal. According to Judge Allan Espinoza Miranda, the strike promoted by the Industrial Union of Electrical and Telecommunications Workers (SITET), the Trade Union of Engineers and […]
MEP and unions do not reach agreement and the strike continues
The Ministry of Public Education (MEP) failed to reach an agreement with education unions and these will remain on indefinite strike. According to Gilberto Cascante, from the National Association of Educators (ANEP), the meeting consisted of a conversation; however, the unions assured that they will continue on strike. In addition, Cascante denied that the movement […]
Exchange rate holds up in the Monex market
The exchange rate stopped increasing in the Foreign Currency Market (Monex). On Tuesday, it marked the second consecutive closing to the downside. With slight decreases compared to the maximum marked on Thursday, the price in this market has decreased ¢2.87. The decrease in the price of the dollar has been accompanied by lower amounts traded […]