The National Customs Service retained 2,700 kilos of new clothes from the United States. Officials of the Customs Enforcement Administration keep the items in a customs warehouse, located in Heredia. There were 259 packages of new clothing of recognized brands. These products had not been declared at the time of import by the customs agent. […]
Archives for October 24, 2018
Hundreds of turtles were born in Guanacaste
Playa Ostional in Guanacaste was the backdrop of a wonderful gift from nature: the birth of hundreds of Kemp’s ridley turtles. The images show the small reptiles climbing the warm Guanacaste sands. Ostional is one of the beaches in the world with ideal weather conditions for these turtles to spawn. This is one of the […]
TSE bets on gender identity
Approximately 15 days ago the Civil Registry of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) modified the last version of the identity card issued in 2016. This change consists in the elimination of the letters “f” and “m” that distinguish between masculine and female, thus leaving the gender box empty. This modification, according to Luis Guillermo Chinchilla, […]
ICEFI: Tax reform is necessary, but it will be insufficient
The fiscal reform processed by the Costa Rican government under the bill for the Strengthening of Public Finances is necessary, but it would be too little to meet the needs of the country. This is one of the conclusions of the report “Costa Rica: a difficult and potentially unsustainable fiscal situation,” prepared by the Central […]
Congress approves ¢300 billion for extraordinary budget
The Legislative Assembly approved in the first reading the second extraordinary budget of the Republic (¢318 billion) requested by the Ministry of Finance for the payment of debt. The proposal was sent on September 10th, days after the first petition for ¢600 billion was approved and processed under file 20.979. Both proposals were made by […]
Nearly 80% of businesses registered losses due to strike
The first five weeks of the strike called by the unions left economic losses for 76% of the businesses, according to data obtained by the Chamber of Commerce of Costa Rica. This study was carried out in order to measure the real impact in the sector, as a result of this national movement. From the […]