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Road Demarcation will complicate traffic

January 21, 2020 by Staff News Writer

On Thursday, January 23 road demarcation will be carried out on the roads of La Puebla, in Heredia. The works will be carried out along 1.3 km between the sector of the cemetery of San Pablo de Heredia and the Pirro bridge, at the entrance of the central canton of that province. The work will […]

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Street vendors: 6 thousand families survive on the streets of San José

January 21, 2020 by Staff News Writer

In the central canton of San José there are more than 6 thousand people working informally on boulevards, streets and sidewalks. People with little schooling, without work and desperate for lack of opportunities have no choice but to find a way to make a living on the streets of the capital. According to the San […]

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Uber drivers could be subject to fines if they do not pay taxes

January 21, 2020 by Staff News Writer

The Ministry of Finance has been clear that all people who generate income must pay taxes to the Treasury, including drivers who work for digital transport platforms, such as Uber. According to the specialist Marco Vargas, CPA with Vargas Vargas y Asociados firm, banks who providing payments may be required to pass this information to […]

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Magnitude 5.3 earthquake shakes Costa Rica

January 21, 2020 by Staff News Writer

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake shook the country at 5:25 am on Tuesday, subsequent to a string of tremors that began at 3:33 am. The Costa Rican Volcanological and Seismological Observatory (Ovsicori) reported that the quake occurred 37.6 km southwest of Cambutal de Osa de Puntarenas and had a depth of 10 kilometers. Reports indicate that […]

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Program reduces waiting times for surgeries in Cartago

January 20, 2020 by Staff News Writer

The Max Peralta hospital in Cartago has reduced patient waiting times through a program for better allocation of resources. According to Krisia Díaz Valverde, director of the hospital center, the management of operating rooms are a topic of great importance, with which they have been working in a strong and determined way, taking in consideration […]

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Public will no longer pay for the strikes of government employees

January 20, 2020 by Staff News Writer

Taxpayers will no longer pay the abusive strikes of public officials. On Monday, President Carlos Alvarado Quesada signed legislation that regulates the right of public sector workers to strike. The plan had been approved in the second debate last Thursday by the deputies with 35 votes in favor. The law was promoted by the president […]

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