On July 5th, nine students from the Caribbean headquarters of the University of Costa Rica (UCR) joined and used their talent and creativity in order to paint a large graffiti on the external walls of the Cocorí hotel, located on Bonita Beach in Limón. The initiative was born from a campaign called “Movamos Limón”, promoted […]
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Legislative vote annulled over black and white spheres
The intervention of two legislators from Limón prevented a vote with black and white spheres to decide if a motion of censorship against the minister of Education Edgar Mora was approved on Thursday night. Eduardo Cruickshank and David Gourzonk protested at the time the legislators were called to vote, which establishes the black spheres as […]
The CCSS is not asking for confidential information
The Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) warns that the institution is not asking for confidential information related to mortgage loans. Pension Management authorities made the clarification this Thursday. They emphasized that they do not send messages by electronic means requesting personal information for alleged procedures for a credit. Several pensioners asked about publications on […]
Legislators demand actions against gender violence in Congress
On Thursday afternoon, the legislators signed a joint statement in which they ask the Board of the Legislative Assembly to take various measures to protect possible victims, such as: -Guarantee the protection of those who denounce acts of violence, as well as confidentiality, so as not to re-victimize people. -Establish accompanying tools for whistleblowers. -Request […]
Costa Rica is the most searched Central American country on Google
According to a Google study, Costa Rica is in the top 10 of the most searched Central American and Caribbean countries in 2017. In a study conducted in 2018, Google identified that the number of tourists visiting countries in Central America and the Caribbean and global searches in Google have a direct and very high […]
OECD to Costa Rica: No more excuses! No more time for the tax reform
Álvaro Pereira, Acting Chief Economist of the OECD, gave some remarks on the fiscal situation in Costa Rica, demanding No more excuses! There is no more time, it is very important to move forward with the fiscal issue.” According to the representative, if there is no swift progress in the tax reform there can be […]