The United States warned on Thursday that the government of Nicolás Maduro has no legitimacy to borrow and urged other governments to continue restricting Venezuela’s access to financing. The creditors, private or public, that provide new financing to Maduro’s regime are lending to a government that lacks the legitimacy to borrow on behalf of Venezuela,” […]
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Migration extends the period of fines collection from irregular tourists
The General Directorate of Migration and Immigration issued an extension of 12 months for the collection of fines for those foreigners who are irregularly in the country as tourists. The deadline will allow the amendment Article 33 of Law 8764, sent to the Legislative Assembly in September 2016, to clarify and determine that the collection […]
Panama wants to build a train to Costa Rica
The President of Panama, Juan Carlos Varela, announced that his country and China would be interested in building a fast train between Panama and Costa Rica. The preliminary investment of the project would be US $5,000 million. The Panamanian President gave the statements to the Reuters agency in the framework of the Summit of the […]
Legislator proposes tax of $1 per box of pineapple exported
Gerardo Vargas Varela, from Frente Amplio, presented a bill to establish a tax of $1 per box of pineapple exported. The legislator indicated that, according to data provided by the National Chamber of Producers and Exporters of Pineapple, Costa Rica raised $941.95 million from fresh pineapple exports in 2017. Vargas Varela said that the activity […]
Company must remove material and demolish wall due to damages in Playa Hermosa
The Criminal Court of Puntarenas ordered the company Geldstuck to remove material from the land and demolish a perimeter wall in the Hermosa Beach sector in Garabito. The Public Prosecutor’s Office informed that the ruling came after the accusation of the Deputy Environmental Agrarian Prosecutor. The Court issued an injunction against the developer of a […]
Water service suspension will affect 91 thousand people in Alajuela this Thursday
On Thursday there will be no water service for 12 hours in several communities of Alajuela. The Costa Rican Institute of Aqueducts and Sewers (AyA) reported that the reason behind the suspension is maintenance work in the electricity grid. The wells that supply El Pasito aqueduct will not operate. The interruption will be from 8:00 […]