The International Convention on the automatic exchange of bank information entered into force on January 1st, a move that will allow Switzerland no longer be considered a tax haven. With the implementation of the ‘Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters’, Switzerland complies with international fiscal standards, which guarantees that the financial information […]
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Chaos at COSEVI! Users started to complain and protest
Road Safety Council (COSEVI) offices were invaded by chaos: its public was fed up after long, more-than-2-hours waiting lines to do paperwork. The incident occurred at 4 pm: users realized that they wouldn’t be served. As consequence, they started to complain. The scandal was such that security forces had to go to the place. Regarding […]
The Zero Burns with Fireworks campaign did not achieve its goal
Unfortunately the “Zero Burns with Fireworks” campaign did not achieve its goal: two children got burns due to the use of explosives in the recent Christmas season. On January 1st, an 11-year-old child from San José was admitted in the Burns Unit, at the National Children’s Hospital (HNN), because a firework exploded in his hands. […]
The first locomotive collision of 2017 took place in Tres Ríos
During the first day of operation of the railway in 2017, the first locomotive collision occurred at about 9 am in Tres Ríos. The story is the same: the driver of a light vehicle disrespected the stop sign, just as locomotive 81 provided the service between Cartago and San José. The impact damaged the car’s […]
The National Blood Bank is looking for volunteers
The National Blood Bank has started recruiting companies to have blood donors throughout the year. Melissa Zapata, director of the Blood Bank, stressed that this is one of the strategies to attract volunteer donors to meet the needs of hundreds of patients. Bank teams visit 3 companies every day so their employees can donate this […]
Firefighters: country recorded more than a thousand fires in 2016
The Fire Department handled a total of 1064 structural fires over the past 12 months. This is indicated by the statistics of the entity that took care a total of 64 thousand emergencies in 2016. The results reflect an increase in the number of fires, compared to 2015. As for emergencies, firefighters reported an increase […]