Legislators from different political parties are proposing different ways to face the probable, irreversible crisis related to the Disability, Old Age and Death Regime (IVM), managed by the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS): this crisis will start in 2022 if no actions are taken. Legislators from Acción Ciudadana (PAC), Movimiento Libertario, Frente Amplio, Alianza […]

If paying the vehicle ownership tax, the Christmas gifts, the ingredients for tamales and dinner left you without money, don’t worry, you are not the only one. The so-called “post-holiday budget crunch” is alreday invading people’s lives and it is seen on the shelves of pawn shops. La Cueva reports a 15% increase in the […]

The Ministry of Public Security (MPS) informed that the mules, who were arrested on January 6th, had swallowed 115 bags of cocaine. The men were detained at Kilometer 35 checkpoint, when they were traveling from Panama on separate buses. The Colombian mule had 60 bags and the Mexican one had 55 bags. crhoy.com

Two children are stable in the National Children’s Hospital (HNN): both of them have meningitis, a non-common but very dangerous disease. It is an inflammation in the membranes that cover the brain, either by bacteria or virus. According to María Luisa Ávila, HNN infectologist, one of the way to transmit the disease is related to […]

Imminent increases in the exchange and interest rates would lead to an increase in inflation during 2017 and thus to the cost of living of Costa Ricans. It is expected that this year inflation returns to the target range set by the Central Bank of Costa Rica (BCCR): about 3%, mainly driven by an increase […]

Legal reforms intended to limit the payment of wage incentives in the public sector is one of the greatest debts left by the Legislature in 2016. This was pointed out by legislators Gerardo Vargas Rojas, Otto Guevara and Mario Redondo. The initiative is part of the bills that aim to contain public expenditure and it […]