With the start of the special session at the Legislative Assembly, election fever has increased and the government is already feeling its effects. One of the most important effect is to have “lost” Antonio Álvarez Desanti as mediator with the different parties. The President of the Legislative Assembly announced his candidacy representing Partido de Liberación […]
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The fifth edition of the National Business Fair will be held this weekend!
The fifth edition of the National Business Fair (FNE) will be held in la Vieja Aduana. It is organized by the Joint Institute for Social Aid (IMAS). Entrepreneurs will present their products, they will receive their customers’ feedback and they will expand their business contacts. The activity will take place from December 9th to December […]
According to Breck and Rachel, cannabidiol saved their daughter
This girl’s story is the first sign that, in Costa Rica, medical cannabis could help people with serious illnesses. Her parents are sure about it. The girl was born with a disease that caused her up to 15 epilepsy seizures a day. Breck and Rachel tried all possible methods to avoid that lissencephaly would kill […]
Fifth part of the car ownership taxes have already been paid
According to the National Insurance Institute (INS), one fifth of the rights for circulation (car ownership tax) that were put to charge for the 2017 period have already been paid. For this year, the total number amounted to 1.4 million receipts. According to data provided by the state insurer, most receipts have been canceled by […]
Government: “We have little to gain by convening public employment”
The government has very little to gain and much to lose if it convenes the bill to limit wage bonuses in the public sector for extraordinary sessions of the Congress, according to Deputy Minister of the Presidency for Legislative Affairs, Luis Paulino Mora. Mora argued that it would be pointless because there is still no […]
Turrialba volcano maintains ash plume
After several days of little activity, Turrialba’s ash eruptions resumed reaching almost a thousand meters high. Eliécer Duarte, expert from the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI) said that on Tuesday they visited the areas surrounding the volcano to document the activity. In the afternoon the plume was more vigorous, directed mainly towards […]