Nearly 35 legislators buried the bill that emerged as a result of the murder of activist Jairo Mora and that sought to toughen sentences against those who kill these people. This Tuesday, through a motion led by the Citizen Action Party (PAC), they intended to extend the four-year term to the initiative that reformed articles […]
Archives for June 2019
Lightning, steam and stars, a night in Turrialba Volcano
Technology allows us to see things that were unimaginable many years ago and observing the behavior of an active volcano during the night hours was something that was not available to many. The cameras installed by the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI) of the National University (UNA) recorded four hours of the […]
Mega-operations resulted in 2,160 arrests and 233 weapon confiscations
In the 50 mega-operations carried out by the Ministry of Public Security between May 2018 and May 2019, 2,160 people were arrested. The figured was offered on Tuesday by the Security Minister, Michael Soto, after the session of the Governing Council. He also explained that 233 firearms were confiscated as a result of these operations. […]
Minister of Security: Anti-drug operations have an impact in homicide reduction
Public Security Minister Michael Soto reported that, compared to the same period in 2018, Costa Rica managed to reduce the number of homicides by 49, a favorable figure considering the last years in the fight against crime. Anti-drug operations, as he says, have become important elements, because they’ve help preventing violence between gangs and organized […]
The Blood Bank needs donors!
The National Blood Bank reported that it does not have enough blood, because donations have been very low and companies have canceled visits to get blood donations. The Bank works from Monday to Wednesday from 7 am to 3 pm. If you want to help by donating blood, take into account the requirements: -Being between […]
Hacienda explains how it would charge VAT to Netflix, Spotify and more
As of Monday, the new draft of the Value Added Tax regulation is available for popular consultation, where the Treasury revealed how the tax would be charged to platforms such as Netflix, Spotify or Airbnb, under the concept of Cross-Border Digital Platforms. The tax of 13% must be collected by the application from the user […]