President Luis Guillermo Solís will remain incapacitated until November 10th. Although initially Solís had indicated that his surgery was minor and that he would be back in the office within two weeks, the doctors decided to extend this period. This was announced by the Minister of Communication, Mauricio Herrera. According to Herrera, the extension of […]
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UNESCO: Costa Rica continues teaching as it did in the eighties
The methodologies and teaching techniques used in Costa Rica have not changed for a long time and this is reflected in a recent report by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). According to the document, only 64 of 125 countries have managed to get at least 50% of their young people to […]
Prosecutor opened case against operators involved in Heredia’s train crash
The Deputy Prosecutor’s Office of Heredia opened an investigation on the circumstances of the frontal collision of two trains on Monday afternoon, in Santa Rosa de Santo Domingo, in Heredia. The case was opened against train operators named Arias Cordero, who was driving unit 2459 in the direction of Heredia-San José; and Castillo Ramírez, driver […]
Costa Rica ranks 61st in the 2018 Doing Business Index
Improvements in the process of property registration and in the protection of investors were the elements that helped Costa Rica get to the 61st place in the 2018 Doing Business index, a business climate measurement that assesses 190 countries At the Latin American level, Costa Rica is surpassed only by Mexico (49), Chile (55), Peru […]
Government: Tax approval is the only way to deal with emergency by Nate
Addressing the reconstruction of the areas affected by Storm Nate seems a complicated task, mainly because of one element: the government has no money to deal with the situation. The Presidential House believes the approval of new taxes is needed to be able to deal with the emergency consequences. This was stated on Tuesday afternoon […]
Water supply to be suspended in San Pablo de Heredia today
Several communities in the canton of San Pablo de Heredia won’t have water in their homes and businesses on Wednesday. The Institute of Aqueducts and Sewers (AyA) informed that the service will be interrupted due to the repair of a leak in the discharge pipe to the La Meseta tank. The suspension will be made […]