The project “Aquatic agriculture for sea and lakes” was awarded yesterday with the “Clodomiro Picado Twight” National Technology Award, as “an initiative that reflects the best efforts of Costa Rican society to guarantee food security without deterioration of natural resources.” Ricardo Radulovich Ramírez, a professor at the University of Costa Rica (UCR), is the researcher […]
Emergencies due to heavy rains are focused in 16 cantons
The National Emergency Commission (CNE) has dealt with 66 emergencies caused by heavy rains and other weather conditions that have occurred in the last couple of days. According to the Commission’s records, emergencies are focused in 16 cantons, most of them in San José: Buenos Aires, Golfito and Corredores de Puntarenas . The central canton […]
Costa Rica condemns arrest of Leopoldo López and Antonio Ledezma
On Tuesday afternoon, the Foreign Ministry sent a statement saying that they repudiate, condemn and regrets the surprise imprisonment of opponents Leopoldo López and Antonio Ledezma, who were under house arrest. The Foreign Ministry calls López and Ledezma political prisoners … This happens only one day after the creation of the flawed National Constituent Assembly […]
OIJ: bank robbers in Hatillo still on the run
The Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) said that the assailants of a bank branch in Hatillo are still on the run. After the analysis by the judicial police, two men who were arrested by the Public Force in Ciudad Colón were released as it was determined they were not involved in the crime. The data indicate […]
Red Cross has already served more than a thousand pilgrims
Although the thousands of Catholics who walk to the Basilica of the Angels in Cartago are driven by their faith, their bodies receive a great impact due to the pilgrimage. The Red Cross has already assisted hundreds of pilgrims, in the special operation they perform for this activity. According to the Statistical Report of the […]
OECD recommends higher sales tax
Costa Rica needs to transform the current general sales tax into a modern, broad-based value-added tax (VAT) that cuts services, an increasingly large sector in the country. It should also raise the tax rate -currently 13% – to promote a balance in the budget. These are just a couple of recommendations made by the Organization […]