Four men will go to trial on April 3rd and April 4th at the Criminal Court of Corredores, after the prosecution in the area accused them of illegally exploiting minerals, which is penalized by the Mining Code. The accused, surnamed Carrillo Torres, Zúñiga Carrillo, Escalante Céspedes and Cruz Estrada, were surprised by officials of the […]
San José will build a technology park to attract investment
San José will have a technology park to hopefully attract investment from companies that increase the population’s working and development opportunities. Johnny Araya, mayor of the capital, announced the creation of the Local Economic Development Agency, which in charge of the project. The agency will be made up of an Advisory Board with the participation […]
The first Central American satellite will be ready in 6 months
Irazú expects to conclude the test phase and construction of the first Central American satellite made in Costa Rica in the next 6 months. Yesterday, the elements that a multidisciplinary team from the Technological Institute of Costa Rica used to achieve this goal were officially presented. The project objective, which proofs that the country has […]
Is the battle against inequality lost?
Despite the billions that the country invests in education, health, non-contributory pensions and social programs, the battle against inequality is lost. This is confirmed by the latest index report of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). A research indicates that the average income of Costa Ricans has doubled in the last 25 years, from ¢ […]
San Carlos road hasn’t been built
San Carlos road has been under construction for more than 40 years and, for some reason, it hasn’t become a reality. The so-called northern point (Florence-Ciudad Quesada) is paralyzed since January, due to the lack of funds. Minister of Public Works and Transport Carlos Villalta confessed that they plan to reactivate the work in April. […]
The electronic invoice is commendatory!
The use of the electronic invoice is commendatory and its implementation will be progressively extended in the Costa Rican population.. It is a digital document generated from the sale of a good or service and that records the data of the transaction, whether in national or foreign currency, with the information in Spanish, though. According […]