Unlike the sudden Otto’s fury that hit Costa Rica, there is a silent giant that continues to inflict damage. For many of those who live near Turrialba volcano, it is impossible to turn the page. Its ash is threatening them. With greater or lesser intensity, the volcano has maintained a constant emanation of material in […]
The TSE will be closed from December 23rd to January 2nd, 2017
The Supreme Electoral Court (TSE) will be closed from December 23rd to January 2nd, 2017 due to the end-of-the-year celebrations. Individuals who require civil or electoral consultations, or who need to apply for online certifications, can do so at www.tse.go.cr , which will remain enabled during the closing dates. For the rest of procedures, such […]
Officers confiscated 83 bottle of several liqueurs to 4 people
This weekend, the Border Police seized 83 bottles of several liqueurs to 4 people, who failed to verify the legal purchase of these products. The seizures were obtained in Guaycará de Golfito. In total, the value of these products was close to ¢ 600,000. The first case was recorded in a check point on the […]
Don Efraín went hunting, but instead, he found a paradise
In the act to conmemorate the abolition of the army and José Figueres Ferrer’s struggle, accompanied by his comrades in the Revolution of 1948, his family and friends, Don Efraín Chacón received the medal of merit in peace and the democracy. He was recognized as an exemplary citizen as a tribute to his effort, his […]
PUSC proposed to reduce the tax intended to be charged to inactive corporations
Partido Unidad Social Cristiana (PUSC) proposed to reduce the tax that is intended to be charged to inactive corporations. The legislators proposed, through an amendment to the bill, that the annual rate were reduced from ¢ 63,600, as was included in the initiative, to ¢ 42,420. According to Gerardo Vargas Rojas, leader of the red-blue […]
The Civil Registry is fighting fictitious, arranged or non-existent marriages
Arthur Budovsky, an Ukrainian condemned in the United States by a gigantic money-laundering network based in Costa Rica, obtained his nationality after marrying a woman of limited resources in exchange for an apparent payment . That, classified by the Civil Registry as a fictitious marriage, was later annulled due to Budovsky’s detention in Spain in […]