President of the Supreme Electoral Court (TSE) Luis Antonio Sobrado explained to the legislators why the institution requested a 49-billion-colones budget for 2017. He stated that it should cover the beginning of the 2018 electoral process’ organization. In addition, 15% of the budget (7 billion colones) has to be transferred to the political parties as State contribution, […]
24 municipalities won’t enforce the Dry Law
24 out of 81 municipalities have already said ‘no’ to the Dry Law during the Independence Day’s celebrations, on September 15th. The municipalities that confirmed that they would not restrict the sale of alcoholic drinks are: San José: Alajuelita, Desamparados, Escazú, León Cortés, Mora. Alajuela: Atenas, Guatuso, Palmares, San Carlos. Heredia: San Rafael, Sarapiquí. Cártago: […]
CEPAL: Costa Rica has the first place in mobile Internet access
A report by the Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (CEPAL) revealed that Costa Rica is the number one country regarding the access to Internet via mobile devices in the region. The data show that the number of subscribers to this service grew 440% from 2010 to 2015. On the use of Internet in the […]
Services, manufacturing and agricultural activities improve Costa Rican economy
According to the Monthly Economic Activity Indicator (IMAE) from the Central Bank, during the first 7 months of 2016 the economy grew at an annual average rate of 5.0% and a year-on-year rate of 5.1%. The production’s dynamism is due to the favorable development of the service activities, manufacturing and agriculture. The service industries had […]
You can report damaged traffic lights!
Every month, the Department of Transit Engineering receives 600 reports on malfunctioning Traffic lights and they estimate that due to the rainy season, that number may increase. Therefore, users have several ways to report the failures. In the Metropolitan Area they can take care of reported traffic lights within 24 hours. However, in rural areas it could […]
Double payment during Independence Day is compulsory
If you must work on September 15th, remember that Article 148 of the Labour Code establishes that since it is a holiday, you must receive a double payment. According to the Ministry of Labour, employees have the right to tell their employers they will not work on that day, regardless of the activity that they […]