Representatives from animal organizations joined forces to put pressure on legislators to make them read the Animal Welfare Act draft. Patricia Abadía, from the Association for Animal Welfare and Shelter, declared that the recommendations from the Constitutional Court has already been followed and the project is ready to be voted. The animal advocates met at […]
The Ministry of Finance is likely to receive 154,278 million colones on vehicle ownership tax
The Ministry of Finance is likely to receive 154,278 million colones on vehicle ownership tax. It will be charged within the right of movement for 2017. The amount is related to the collection of this tax from 2.1 million vehicles; however, deputy minister of Revenue Fernando Rodríguez explained that, historically, it only collects about 85%: […]
The legislative Assembly will decide the future of the Judiciary’s pension schemes
At a meeting, the Plenary Court decided to leave in the Legislative Assembly’s hands the discussion of a change in the Judiciary’s pension schemes. So they abandoned the possibility of submitting a proposal to analyze changes in pension regimes. By doing this, the judges supported the motion presented by president of the Supreme Court Zarela […]
Beware of the medicine you buy!
People buy these medicines because they are cheaper, people can have access to them without a prescription and can self-medicate. These are some of the reasons that drive people to fall into a trap where the biggest victim is health. Costa Ricans are exposed to irreversible damage due to the conditions of the medicines circulating […]
Beware with what you share through social networks
Before the existence of social networks, parents could embarrass their children showing their old photo albums. Now, it is estimated that the first pictures of a baby do not take more than 24 hours to reach the web. However, some experts do not approve it and ask parents to be careful, since in many cases, […]
Turrialba volcano keeps expelling ash
In a month and a half, Turrialba volcano has had constant eruption of ash and October 31st is not exception. Javier Pacheco, from the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI), said that although the ash column does not exceed 500 meters, the eruption itself is constant. According to the expert, due to the […]