As a result of the implementation of different taxpayer compliance control plans, the Directorate General of Taxation recovered ¢12,970 million last year through activities carried out by the tax administrations and the Extensive Tax Control Office. The strategy included the follow-up of taxpayers omissions in various taxes, and those who filed income tax returns, as […]
Healthy Dating, Teenage Pregnancy and Bullying Gathered Youth
How to encourage dating and prevent teen pregnancy? These were two of the themes tackled last week at an empowerment seminar for young parents. The organized activity covered topics that currently concern young people and their families, such as bullying, positive discipline, healthy dating and pregnancy. Mariela Ramírez, a gender and violence prevention specialist at […]
Trade unionists demonstrated against the 1% increase in IVM
Workers of the union of the National Association of Public Employees (ANEP) met on Monday morning to protest outside the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) against a 1% increase in quotas to support the pensions of the Disability, Old Age and Death regime (IVM). The demonstration took place on Avenida Segunda. This increase will […]
Proposal to end traffic jams… Will authorities listen?
The transport system and infrastructure are in intensive care and without a short-term cure. Faced with this situation, Marco Urbina, civil engineer and general manager of Fertilizers Agro, made a proposal named Infrastructure of the Future in Costa Rica 2018-2038. In the document, the expert argues that one of the priorities is to make Circunvalación […]
Woman hit by OIJ top command is stable
The woman named Hernández who was allegedly run over on Sunday by the head of the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) in Liberia remains in stable condition, in the Mexico Hospital. Susana Sarabia, from the Press Department of the medical center, reported that the woman is conscious; with minor injuries and that they are performing some […]
Volcanoes Poás and Turrialba maintain material output
In the last 24 hours, Poás and Turrialba volcanoes have remained active with small earthquakes and output of materials. According to the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI), Poás maintains a tremor of moderate but constant amplitude. Also, some volcanic earthquakes have been recorded. A column of gases and water vapor has been […]