The decision by US President Barack Obama to repeal the policy “wet foot, dry foot” was a slap in the face for dozens of Cubans who left their country and were on their way to the United States. The policy provided preferential treatment to Cuban immigrants and refugees who were on US soil. Now they […]

The Avancemos program, which allows people living in poverty to study, will grow in 2017 and will benefit 30,000 new people. This was announced by the Minister of Human Development and President of the Joint Institute of Social Assistance, Emilio Arias, on Tuesday afternoon at the press conference after the Governing Council. In addition, age […]

A constitutional reform that aims to cut the time between the first and second electoral round advances in the Legislature. On Monday, the lawmakers welcomed the initiative that would reform Article 138 of the Political Constitution and will now be sent to a special legislative commission that will study it. Then it will be sent […]

Legislator Michael Arce, from the National Liberation Party (PLN), denounced the total abandonment of Route 107 (which connects Grecia and Poás in Alajuela) by the National Highway Council (CONAVI). Arce said the road is full of holes that have been covered with sugar cane and banana plants as “signaling” so drivers can avoid them. Although […]

The Directorate General of Customs, from the Ministry of Finance, recovered ¢1,945 million as a result of voluntary payment from nine importers that were audited in 2015 and 2016 by the entity, for not properly declaring the payment of license fees, also known as royalties. According to the Ministry of Finance, these companies approached the […]

Costa Rica already filed a complaint with the International Court of Justice in The Hague due to the presence of a Nicaraguan military camp in Portillos Island. According to Chancellor Alejandro Solano, before sending the complaint to the Court, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Manuel González, had sent a note to the Government of Nicaragua […]