For the 2019-2020 period, the Central Bank of Costa Rica foresees an inflation within the target range, that is, around its central value of 3%. According to the estimations of the entity, reflected in the Macroeconomic Program, the effect on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) of the introduction of the Value Added Tax (VAT) would […]
Archives for March 7, 2019
Legislators approve FTA with South Korea in second reading
National legislator approved, in second reading, the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between South Korea and Central America, processed through bill number 20,813. The FTA had been signed in Seoul on February 21st and the procedure in the first debate had been carried out on January 15th in the Plenary. This time, it had the backing […]
Alvarado signs decree for Insurance to give paternity leaves
On Wednesday, President Carlos Alvarado instructed that within a month a commission made up of several institutions to submit a reform to the regulation of Health, Sickness and Maternity Insurance. The reform -said Alvarado- is for parents to have co-responsibility in the upbringing of their children. The measures must include both the public and private […]
Visits to Manuel Antonio National Park will be regulated for two months
Faced with complaints about poor conditions and health problems in Manuel Antonio National Park, the Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE) gave a press conference on Wednesday to talk about it. The meeting was led by Deputy Minister of Environment Pamela Castillo, who announced a plan to address the problem immediately. The official said that […]
Amazing nature: Boa ate deer in Guanacaste
A video captured the moment when a boa imperator chokes a young white-tailed deer in the area of Santa Rosa, Guanacaste. According to the description of the fact, due to its poor vision (the boa), it depends on its thermosensitive scales -labial skins- to detect its prey.” They also explained that the reptile kills its […]
Costa Rican women consume three times more alcohol than the rest of the region
The consumption of alcohol and drugs is causing an increase in the diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric problems. There are two facts that are even more alarming: Costa Rican women triple the consumption of alcohol compared to other countries in the region; and young people between 15 and 19 years old exceed the alcohol intake […]