The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has contemplated ¢19 million to make economic compensation to diplomats who move from one location to another. This was stated by Epsy Campbell, head of the institution, during the defense of the ordinary budget for 2019 before the Committee on Finance Affairs on Tuesday afternoon. Campbell was questioned by legislator […]
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More than 300 suspicious transactions linked to money laundering are being investigated
National authorities are investigating 340 reports of suspicious transactions that could be classified as money laundering. Of these, 80% were reported by the national banking system, after noticing the client’s profile does not match the amount of money involved. The data was provided by the Costa Rican Banking Association (ABC), which held the fourth Congress […]
PUSC asks the government to negotiate with Restoration to protect the fiscal plan
Pedro Muñoz, from the Christian Social Unity Party (PUSC), asked the government to negotiate with National Restoration so that this fraction and its 14 votes approve the fiscal plan, after it was revealed that the Full Court said last week this requires 38 votes and not 29 as originally planned. The justification was based on […]
Moín resumed asphalt sales
RECOPE’s Moín plant resumed asphalt sales on Tuesday, after restarting the operations in the boilers that give the appropriate temperature to this product. On Monday, 98 trucks were supplied; while the asphalt sales resumed after 23 days of strike. According to the authorities of RECOPE, for Tuesday they had planned to supply 10 asphalt trucks […]
More than four thousand drivers have registered in Bee Go
Collaborative transport platform Bee Go, Uber’s competition, opened up its registration process on Monday. By 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday more than 4,800 drivers had registered, and 1,520 of them met all the requirements, so they could start operations this week if the French company wanted to. César Blasco, Bee Go’s general manager for Latin America, […]
Uber drivers don’t trust they’ll be compensated after company’s losses
The Mixed Commission made up of taxi drivers and the Ministry of Public Works and Transportation (MOPT) met on Monday. The drivers did not leave the meeting satisfied, because they are sure their panorama is increasingly dark. Rubén Vargas, from the Union of Costa Rican taxi drivers, said it is increasingly evident that legislators seek […]