More than 10,000 micro-entrepreneurs employers account for 43% of the total debt with the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS). According to Luis Diego Calderón, director of collections of the CCSS, only this year they have: -22 thousand lawsuit claims in process. -Almost 5,000 criminal charges for improper retention in the payment of fees. -Nearly […]
“Dale un regalo a la naturaleza” after Christmas
“Dale un regalo a la naturaleza” is a campaign that aims to mitigate the impact of wastes after Christmas trees are removed. This initiative covers nine municipalities: San José, Cartago, Desamparados, Moravia, Curridabat, La Unión, Goicoechea, Montes de Oca and Coronado. Once the trees are discarded, instead of burning them or taking them to municipal […]
800 natives from Turrialba received medical attention
A total of 800 natives from the Tsipirí area of Turrialba received medical care over the weekend, thanks to public and private entities. This is part of a medical tour organized by the Pro Indígena Quircó Association, headed by Jorge Fernández, who has more than 40 years performing these activities. The objective of this tour […]
Costa Rica will assume SICA pro tempore presidency
According to Manuel González, Minister of Foreign Affairs, the summit of Heads of State from the Central American Integration System (SICA) will be held on December 16th in Nicaragua, where Costa Rica will assume the pro tempore presidency of the entity. González also said that Costa Rica will take this position only during the first […]
La Reforma is ready to receive about 100 people who don’t pay the alimony in December
247 men spend their days among smelling beds, wooden cabins and doorless bathrooms. They are serving 6-month sentences in prison for failing to pay or having arrears in their children, former partners or parents’ alimony. Some of them cook to earn ₡ 5,500 a fortnight and others are waiting for their families to raise the […]
OIJ is in a risky position: accusations among officials is having an impact on its image
Finger-pointings and internal accusations among officials put the Judicial Investigation Organization (OIJ) in a risky situation. In recent months, multiple controversies in the institution go beyond pursuing or investigating criminals. The most recent case appeared this week. The Internal Affairs section carried out a follow-up, considered illegal by the Judicial Inspection, in 2015 against Geovanny […]