The typical weather conditions in Costa Rica allowed the authorities to suspend emergency alerts in national territory. The most recent report of the National Meteorological Institute indicated that the storm in the Pacific is over and that the trend of the week will be isolated rains, sunny mornings, and descent of humidity. After the suspension […]
Honduran migrants keep going despite threats from Trump
Nothing stops the thousands of Hondurans who resumed their long road to the United States on Monday, neither exhaustion, nor the new threats from President Donald Trump to cut aid to Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador, if they don’t prevent the caravan from leaving Central America. We’re going to start cutting, or substantially reducing, the […]
Fiscal deficit reached ¢1.5 trillion in September
In September, the financial deficit of the Central Government came to ¢1.55 trillion (millions of millions), more than ¢237 billion above the figure in 2017, according to the most recent data published by the Ministry of Finance on its website. In comparative terms, this year’s figure is equivalent to 4.5% of the gross domestic product […]
Resolution on Solís’ involvement in Cementazo case should not have been confidential
Former Attorney General of Public Ethics, Gilberth Calderón, believes that the resolution sent to the Legislative Assembly on the case of former President Luis Guillermo Solís’ involvement in the cementazo scandal should not have been confidential. The document sent by the Attorney General’s Office on April 26th was classified as confidential, although Calderón emphasized that […]
Rafting expert: “Quepos accident could have been avoided”
According to Rafael Gallo, honorary president of the International Rafting Federation, with 40 years of experience in the activity, said the accident that occurred in Naranjo River, in Quepos, where five tourists died and 13 managed to survive, was a catastrophe. Gallo assures that the tragedy could have been avoided and that without a doubt […]
Private sector proposes a 2.96% salary increase for 2019
The Costa Rican Union of Chambers and Associations of the Private Business Sector (UCCAEP) proposed a 2.96% increase for all minimum wages in the private sector, which would be in force as of January 2019. The proposal was announced on Monday before the National Salary Council. Gonzalo Delgado Ramírez, president of UCCAEP, explained that the […]