The Costa Rican Petroleum Refinery (RECOPE) maintained fuel supply this Monday, while employees of the public sector held a strike. Via press release, the refinery indicated that until 10:00 a.m. there were no reports of shortages. The supply of fuel at service stations and at airports can be affected during strikes. However, RECOPE indicated that […]
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Laura Chinchilla will be the chief of OAS observers in Brazil
Former president of Costa Rica, Laura Chinchilla, will be the chief observer of the Organization of American States (OAS) in the elections in Brazil. The OAS will observe the General Elections in Brazil for the first time in 2018. I have appointed the former president of Costa Rica as head of this historic mission,” wrote […]
Minister of Finance: Delay in tax reform will have a higher cost
Finance minister Rocío Aguilar warned that the longer the decision on the tax reform is delayed, the greater the cost for Costa Rica. The longer it takes to decide, the more expensive it will be for the country,” said the hierarch when defending the bill to strengthen public finances, which is processed through an abbreviated […]
Even Costa Rica Coalition objects the State Reform Commission
The Costa Rica Coalition movement objected the State Reform Commission created by the President of the Republic, Carlos Alvarado, last Friday. In a public statement, the Coalition recalled that it is not the first time that groups of this nature have been integrated in Costa Rica and that in the last case, during the administration […]
UCR seeks to reduce the impact of pineapple cultivation in the Northern Zone
An informative campaign on Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) in the cultivation of pineapple, aimed at producers in the Huetar North Zone of the country, seeks to make them aware of the risks and impacts to the environment generated by pineapple crops. The need for this type of initiatives got more obvious after a study conducted […]
Join the blood donation initiatives
The Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) will hold community blood donation days and you can participate. On June 24th, there was one at the facilities of the Red Cross in San Antonio de Belén. Another one is scheduled for July 1st in Cueva de los Leones in Moravia. Additionally, two community donation days are […]