The administration of Luis Guillermo Solís wiped out a fiscal provision that subjected public institutions to justify increases in expenditures with a study of financial sustainability and solvency. The same government created this rule on March 2015. On last December, Solís signed an act that got rid of the provision that would have limited public […]
Archives for May 2016
Electoral court expands gender equality in candidates lists
The ex-minister of Women Issues and representative Maureen Clarke praises the decision by the Electoral Supreme Tribunal (TSE for its acronym in Spanish) to compel political parties to place women on the top positions of candidates lists. Before the decision, parties only had to comply by appointing women to 50% of candidacies. Clarke submitted the case last year, asking for […]
Police stopped smuggling of food, liquor and medicines
Shipments of avocados, hundreds of bottles of liquor and alleged medical products, such as antibiotics and ointments, were intercepted by the Border Police in the border area with Panama, in Paso Canoas. Allan Obando, director of the Border Police, said this type of smuggling enters through blind spots in the territory with products that are […]
Value of exports stalled in the first quarter of 2016
The value of Costa Rica goods exports has stalled in the first four months of 2016, when exports were of $3.199 billion, which is 0.33 percent less than it was in the same period of 2015. The agriculture sector shows a modest recovery. Exports went up to $947 million this year from $920 in the […]
3/4 Costa Ricans want to emigrate, 80% believe the country is on the wrong track
Three out every four Costa Ricans want to emigrate, seeking better opportunities, and eight out of ten think the country is on the wrong track. This is the result of the latest opinion poll conducted by CID / Gallup between May, 3rd and 14th, with more than 1200 people. Unfortunately, according to the analysis those […]
CIDH is running out of funds and it could lay off 40% of its staff
The Inter-American Human Rights Commission (CIDH for its acronym in Spanish) announced that would suspend all visits and hearings scheduled for this year and it could lay off 40% of its personal (30 people) if by July the country members of the Organization of American States (OAS) don’t provide urgent funds to keep functioning. In […]