Juan Manuel Cordero, deputy Ombudsman, said PANI’s remarks are unacceptable. The children’s protection agency (PANI) said it doesn’t have the means to fight child prostitution and that it cannot provide help for people who won’t accept it. This is a high risk threat, because it allows criminal networks to continue undermining the dignity of boys, […]
Archives for June 14, 2016
Groups delay government action to stop water wells digging
Businesses and the geologists association have been pressing the goverment to delay a plan to stop water wells digging at Guanacaste for three years. According to the minister of Environment and Energy, Egdar Gutiérrez, and the president of the water service company, Yamileth Astorga, the opposition against the action has been led by Guanacaste’s tourism […]
Wounded toucan moves to new home
Grecia the toucan will live in new place at the animals rescue center “ZooAve”, located in Alajuela. The toucan lost most of its beak on January 2015, when a group of youngsters beat it with a stick. The amputated beak was replaced by a prosthesis. According to ZooAve’s press office, the bird is adjusting well […]
Uber and Nature Air are giving away 1,600 plane tickets
The airline Nature Air and Uber are offering 1,600 air tickets on a contest for flying within Costa Rica (except to Punta island and Limón). The contest started on June 10 and will close on July 10. The air tickets can be used up to November 15. For winning customers must open the Uber app […]
Worldwide income tax isn’t appropiate for a capital receptor country
Accounting expert Luis Chacón, from the legal firm BLP, doubts that the Finance Ministry has the means to collect worldwide income tax to Costa Rican tax residents. Chacón added that the Finance Ministry recognized the difficulties to tackle tax evasion on revenues generated within Costa Rica. This recognition has prompted the government to request that […]
PAC wants ban for mayors’ indefinite re-election
A reform of the Electoral Code proposes to prohibit the indefinite re-election of mayors, who could only opt for two consecutive terms in office. The initiative was proposed by Franklin Corella and Marco Vinicio Redondo, legislators for the party Acción Ciudadana (PAC). Corella explained that the ban would also apply to the deputy mayors, aldermen […]