According to the Constitution, every citizen every who is registered to vote may not be prevented from casting their vote every four years in national elections. Under Article 614 of the Labor Code, employers who bar their employees from voting may be fined between 399,400 to 9,186,200 colones ($810 to $18,633). Although there is no set time for […]

The National Network of Care and Child Development is a flagship projects for the administration of President Laura Chinchilla, and to date has opened 18 centers. The government now hopes to open 30 more centers within the next four months, in a program which to date has cost 30 billion colones ($60 million) for infrastructure […]

Costa Rica will continue to work this year in attracting companies from high-tech and manufacturing sectors, and estimates are that foreign direct investment (FDI) will total $2.3 billion. Last year the country attracted 43 companies, which generated 7,123 new jobs. The technology sector alone generated $600 million in FDI, last year. Representatives from the Costa […]

Two police officers in La Cruz, Guanacaste have been arrested by judicial police and are accused of taking bribes from food vendors operating in the border area. The investigation was started after three food vendors brought a complaint before the attorney general in Liberia. It is believed that the officers saw increased holiday traffic at […]

Among the sickness detected in the blood supply are influenza, hepatitis, venereal diseases, high blood pressure, diabetes and Changas disease. Those who donate to the blood bank at Calderon Guardia Hospital are notified if they have a problem and are referred for treatment. At present, the health center is urgently in need of donations of […]