During her speech at the official ceremony celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) held at the National Theatre, its executive president María del Rocío Sáenz, announced that from January 2017 it won’t be longer necessary to submit the employer ‘s order to access the medical services provided by the […]

“Ciudad y Burguesía, San José de 1880-1930” is the new exhibition at Costa Rican National Museum (MNCR). It is part of the second edition of the Tour of Museums, which brings together the Museums of the Central Bank, Jade Museum and the MNCR with three exhibitions and a common theme; “City and utopias” that aims […]

The government is waiting: it wants the Legislature to approve the proposed new taxes by March because, due the electoral activities among the political parties, it will be complicated to do it later. This was admitted by Minister of finance Helio Fallas after a meeting on October 31st with members from Partido Acción Ciudadana (PAC). […]

On October 31st, at 08:22 p.m., an eruption was recorded in the Turrialba volcano, with a column of smoke that rose to 500 meters above the crater and with a height of 3,840 meters above sea level. The information was provided by Jorge Brenes from OVSICORI. So far, it has not been reported ash fall […]

On October 31st, the updating of the tax on vehicle ownership for 2017 fiscal year it was published in the Official Gazette. There is a list of values for vehicles, aircraft and boats, as well as the amounts of “value” and the “minimum rate” signed by Vice Minister of Revenue from the Ministry of Finance […]

Since 2010, the authorities have rescued 147 victims of human trafficking in Costa Rica. In most of the cases, the victims are foreigners. But according to the National Coalition against Migrant Smuggling and Human Trafficking, 28 victims were Costa Ricans; which highlights the local traffic of people. In 2016, the authorities have rescued 18 victims […]