The procedure is not new, but now the kind of data the Ministry of Finance could retrieve from telephone, Internet and subscription television companies is clearer. The decision from the Data Protection Agency (PRODHAB) allows the Treasury to obtain data without the consent of the customers of these businesses. According to Mauricio Garro, director of […]
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Turrialba volcano eruptions have ceased
After several days of intense volcanic activity and emanation of ash, Turrialba volcano eruptions have ceased and it remains in deep calm. Eliecer Duarte, expert from the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI) reported that the signal equipment located in the area shows no activity, not even tremors. In addition, he informed that […]
The President asked Otto Guevara and Rosibel Ramos to change their minds
President Solís asked legislators Otto Guevara, from the Movimiento Libertario, and Rosibel Ramos, from Unión Social Cristiana (PUSC), to stop being against the draft on Corporation Tax, because the country could annually raise about 47 billion Colones to invest into public security. Guevara has filed 200 motions to this plan and they are delaying its approval. […]
According to a study, the Government has little capacity to solve problems
The recent report from Conjuncture Analysis Program, from the School of Sociology at the National University (UNA), stated that unemployment and public security are the most problematic issues for Luis Guillermo Solís’ government and they show the limited capacity of the current administration to resolve conflicts. Carlos Carranza, program coordinator, expressed that the drug problem must be addressed […]
Golfito exchanges recyclable material for fruit and vegetables
Feria Trueque Limpio (Clean Barter Fair) is the name of a campaign led by the Municipality of Golfito, dealing with the exchange of recyclable material for agricultural products: fruits and vegetables. This activity was held last Thursday for the first time and it’s supported by the Board of Regional Development of the Southern Zone (JUDESUR) […]
Oil prices are increasing because oil reserves decreased in America
According to information provided by the American government, oil prices continued to increase because oil reserves decreased last week in The United States. On October 5th, at 10 am, a Brent oil barrel from the North Sea was sold at 51.84 dollars at the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) in London. It had an increase of 97 […]