Once again the government is working to solve wastewater problems and discharges in an area of the Manuel Antonio National Park. Last week, the Ministry of Health alerted the Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE) about the situation in Playa 3 (Manuel Antonio beach). Even the Health Ministry issued a sanitary order and ordered the […]
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Government received Nicaraguan opposition leader
The Government met with one of the most visible faces and the most active voices of the Nicaraguan opposition, Juan Sebastián Chamorro, member of the Civic Alliance for Justice and Democracy (ACJD), who was recently in Costa Rica. Last week, he spoke with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Epsy Campbell, focusing the meeting on the […]
Treasury assures it will return taxes in private health
The Ministry of Finance ensures that the taxes for private health proposed in the bill on tax reform will be returned to the consumer. Nogui Acosta, deputy minister of the portfolio, reacted to an article published by CRHoy.com exposing the increase of taxes with the Government’s proposals. Costa Ricans will have to pay about two […]
Helio Fallas tries to justify the fiscal gap left by the previous government
Former Finance Minister Helio Fallas flatly rejected any irresponsibility in what was budgeted for this year in terms of debt repayment, despite the 900-billion colones shortage. Fallas gave his statements before the Commission of Income and Expenditure this Monday and explained the budget had the endorsement of the Central Bank and the General Comptroller of […]
More than 200 tourists reported assaults in the country
Out of the three million tourists who visited the country in 2017, 204 reported assaults with the authorities, according to the figures of the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ). The data also shows that the behavior during this year is similar. Up to August, 138 complaints for assaults have been recorded. Most of the events -of […]
This picture was not taken in the Northern border
A photo that went viral shows a group of people walking on the mountain, but it was not taken in Costa Rica. That photograph does not correspond to any situation that is taking place in the northern border. We would appreciate it if you let us know about this type of fake news, as well […]