Members of the Legislative Assembly are anxious to pass a bill aiming to penalize huge breeding grounds for mosquitos because cases of zika, dengue fever and chikungunya are alarmingly increasing in Costa Rica. Antonio Álvarez, president of the Legislative Assembly, said he will talk to leaders of legislative parties to make this bill a priority. […]
Novacomp is hiring tech professionals
If you are a technology expert and you are looking for a job, this information is for you. Novacomp announced they will hire 60 technology professionals. The jobs offered by the company are: -.NET developers -iOS developers -Bilingual, infrastructure engineers -Oracle / ADF developers -Front / Back end developers -Java developers -QA engineers -Bilingual, Automation […]
New, expensive building for the Supreme Court
The Judicial Branch will pay more than 102,000 dollars per month (about 55 million colones) for renting Impala Building in Sabana Sur. 160 Constitutional Chamber public servants will work in Impala Building, which will cost near 2,000,000 daily colones. The reason behind this is a lack of space in the Supreme Court of Justice. Ana […]
Illegal tax retention for restaurants
Last week, the Cámara Costarricense de Restaurantes y Afines (CACORE) presented an appeal before the Tribunal Contencioso Administrativo. The complaint was against the Ministry of Finance. They believe there is an illegal tax retention when electronic operations are made. According to the claim, the amount the institution charges (1,77% out of the amount) is illegal, […]
Lethal jelly mini cups?
On June, 21st, a newspaper report entitled: “Health: jelly mini cups are prohibited since 2003” was published. However, Corporación del Valle Metropolitano, S.A., assured none of their products contain Konjac, the additive that has been forbidden. The corporation had to explain this because the article included an image of its jelly mini cups. Publishers have […]
Free helmets and road safety
As part of the Road Safety Week, 300 motorcyclists received free helmets to encourage their use and to avoid severe injuries in traffic accidents. “El motociclista pura vida” (“motorcycling is all about life”) was the activity motto and it took place at the National Stadium. According to Road Safety Council (COSEVI), in the last four […]