The company Airbnb expressed concern about the new rules contained in the bill to regulate non-traditional lodging and its intermediation through digital platforms, approved in the first reading by the Legislative Assembly last Thursday. Through an official statement, Airbnb said the proposed regulations will affect this prosperous component of Costa Rica’s tourism economy, which creates […]
Archives for September 2019
Deaths caused by guaro with methanol increase to 29
The authorities already account for 29 fatalities due to consumption of guaro with methanol, according to the press department of the Ministry of Health. According to Salud, after the investigation of deaths due to suspected methanol poisoning, three new deaths occurred in August for the same cause in Guanacaste, Heredia and San José. The last […]
Body found on beach near funeral home
The Costa Rican Red Cross reported the discovery of a man’s body of about 60 years old, near Piuta Beach in Limón. According to the first responders report, once they arrived at the site, the man no longer showed vital signs and was declared dead on the site. The case was left to the Judicial […]
Alajuelenses won’t have water this Wednesday
The residents of downtown Alajuela will not have drinking water this Wednesday between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm, according to the municipality of that province. The suspension is due to improvement works in the La Chayotera potable water conduction network. The affected communities will be: • Alajuela Centro de Calle 7 to the west “Casco […]
Dollar price rose ¢ 3 in one day and ¢ 10 in one week
The exchange rate rose ¢3 in a single day, because this Tuesday the session ended at ¢578.3 and on Monday at ¢575.4 in the wholesale market of Monex. The currency has risen ¢10 since last Tuesday in that market, as a result of seasonal factors. On the other hand, in financial institutions there has also […]
Legislators endorse not paying wages to unionists who go on strike
By majority, the Legislature endorsed on Tuesday afternoon a proposal that claims that trade unionists cannot collect wages from the first day they are on strike and their payment should only proceed if a judicial authority demonstrates that the movement was due to serious breaches by the employer. More than 29 legislators voted in favor […]