The commission that investigated the expiration date for legislators to file appeals to the report of the Attorney General in the case of cementazo -which favored former president Luis Guillermo Solís- held a meeting. Last Tuesday, the legislative forum approved the call to hold accountable the members of the previous legislative Board, including Enid Padilla, […]
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Central Bank: Economy will grow less this year
The Costa Rican economy will grow 3.2% this year, according to the estimate incorporated by the Central Bank in the Macroeconomic Program Review 2018-2019, presented this Monday. This figure is lower than that what was estimated in January (3.6%). The growth projection also decreases for 2019, since it went from 3.9% to 3.4%. According to […]
Juan José, the “king of escapes”, mocks the authorities
Juan José Palacios Rivera is not even close to having a high criminal profile. He is not a murderer, he is not linked with drug trafficking organizations, or with violent crimes. However, in a matter of three weeks he managed to evade his arrest twice. Palacios, a Nicaraguan national, was imprisoned in March 2016 and […]
Five millionth Costa Rican would be born on September 1st
The five millionth Costa Rican would be born in national territory on September 1st at 9:27 pm, although it cannot be specified where. The calculation of the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC) is based on the recent behavior of fertility and mortality. In 1864, the population in the country was 120,499 people. Fast […]
New Health Area in Nicoya will benefit 63 thousand people
The new headquarters of the Santa Cruz de Guanacaste area will have a cost over ¢ 13 billion and its estimated construction period is one year. The work was awarded on April 12th, 2018 by the Board of Directors of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) to the Central American Building Company Rapiparedes (Edificar […]
Municipalities question future application of VAT
The National Union of Local Governments questioned the creation and future application of the value added tax (VAT), with 13%, since they believe it would impact the amount of resources in the purchases made by the Municipalities to meet the needs of the different communities. The municipalities already make a series of transfers for the […]