On February 13th, Enrique Sanchez presented a bill to the legislative current so that criminal cases for sexual crimes prescribe 25 years after the victim turns 18. The idea is to ensure that people who suffered this type of crime when they were minors have the necessary time to file the complaint and it does […]
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Exporters support eurobonds but ask for economic reactivation
The business sector, grouped in the Chamber of Exporters of Costa Rica (CADEXCO), expressed its support for Eurobonds but called for concrete actions by the Executive Power so that there is an effective reactivation of the economy. According to the exporters, the government is focused on solving for five years its liquidity problem, inherited from […]
ICE fast-forwards the geothermal power plant Las Pailas II
According to the Presidency of the Republic, the Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) will fast-forward the ignition and entry into operation of the Las Pailas II geothermal plant in one month. The plant is located in Curubandé de Liberia, in Guanacaste. The ICE and the Presidency made the decision due to the dry conditions that […]
Man was caught dumping septic tank waste in river
Jimmy Zamora, from the Municipal Traffic Police of the Municipality of Barva, in Heredia, denounced on Tuesday afternoon that a truck was dumping waste in broad daylight, in the vicinity of San Roque. Zamora made the call to the traffic police of Heredia to make the complaint since it is not the jurisdiction of Barva […]
This Costa Rican beach is one of the best in the world, according to Tripadvisor
Manuel Antonio National Park stood out as one of the best beaches in the country since it became a jewel on the central Pacific coast of Costa Rica, according to the TripAdvisor social network. The beach ranked 17 of 25 of the best beaches in the world by users of the tourism application. They classify […]
FTA with Korea is not in force yet
On Monday, Costa Rica was waiting for the approval of the Free Trade Agreement between Korea and Central America. President Carlos Alvarado Quesada signed the law that 42 legislators approved on March 5th. Now the national government awaits approval of the agreement in the Asian nation, as well as in Panama and Honduras. This FTA […]