The delay in the approval of the bill “Law to improve the fight against tax fraud” puts Costa Rica’s fiscal revenues in a difficult situation and calls into question some international commitments such as those made by the country due to its interest in entering the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Within 15 […]

In “the happiest country in the world” 5% of young people aged 15 to 19 years old, think it is justifiable for a man to hit his love partner in certain situations, as stated in a 2014 report from the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF). According to this document, 126 million young men (52% […]

There are no changes or new analysis on the system used by the Ministry of Justice and Peace (MJP). It gives some freedom to prisoners, despite the constant and harsh criticism that it is receiving. This system is called “semi-institutional”, which means that inmates spend a few hours a day in jail and some hours […]

After studying an action of unconstitutionality against Decree 37739-S, “Rules on regulation and control of commercial advertising related to the marketing of alcoholic beverages”, the Constitutional Court banned the use of Costa Rican national music and symbols in liquor advertisements. The judges thought that the use of resources associated with Costa Rican identity becomes “a […]

INCAE Business School, located in Costa Rica, has created the Latin American Center for Entrepreneur in order to find resources for an investment fund and to promote strengthening activities for entrepreneurs. Urs Jäger, professor of this institution, said that Costa Rica has a great potential, since 61.3% of the population thinks of entrepreneurship as a […]