The inclusion (or not) of wildlife in the animal abuse bill confronts non-governmental organizations working on environmental issues. While the Conservation Federation of Costa Rica (FECON) asked for them to be excluded, Preserve Planet maintains its firm position that they should be included in the bill. FECON has a fixed position in the controversy generated […]
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Security officials deny shooting against Vice President Fallas
On Tuesday, security officials denied that the vehicle in which Vice President Helio Fallas was traveling was involved in a shooting that occurred on Monday in Montes de Oca and ensured that Fallas’ life was never in danger. The Public Force denies that the Vice President of the Republic, Mr. Helio Fallas Venegas, traveled in […]
Oil reaches the lowest price of the year
Crude oil fell to its lowest price of the year in New York on a market worried about the offer on the eve of the United States release its weekly report on crude oil reserves. The light sweet crude (WTI) price fell 88 cents to $ 47.34 on the last day of contract deals for […]
These are the changes of the new Costa Rican passport
The Immigration Department started printing new passports, which come with three changes aimed at increasing the security measures of the documents. The following pictures show the changes: This is the F series and it has been printing since the beginning of March. The lot consists of 400 thousand passports. In 2016, only 267,346 passport requests […]
Collection of corporate tax will start on July 1st
On Tuesday afternoon, the Ministry of Finance announced from the Governing Council that the collection of corporation tax will start on July 1st. The law, which was approved by the Legislative Assembly, has already been signed but it still needs to be issued in the official newspaper La Gaceta. Once it is published, there is […]
Frenchman arrested for apparently shooting taxi
Officers of Garabito’s Public Force in Puntarenas arrested a man who allegedly attempted to flee after a collision. This same person apparently threatened and fired a gun at a taxi. According to preliminary reports, a complaint alerted the officers about a person who tried to flee after colliding with a taxi. As they went to […]