Five Belgian tourists and their tourist guide were isolated in the waterfall La Fortuna, in San Carlos de Alajuela, due to an increase in the waters. The foreigners are safe now. The emergency was reported at 2:02 p.m. this Thursday and by 2:10 p.m. the Fire Department was already trying to rescue them. The tourists […]
Archives for August 2018
Government appoints former vice president as ambassador in Spain
The former vice president of the last administration, Ana Helena Chacón Echeverría, is the new Costa Rican ambassador to Spain, as confirmed by the Presidency on Wednesday. Chacón replaces Doris Osterlof, who was dismissed on June 30th. The new ambassador joins the list of political appointments of this government, because despite having studies in International […]
Turrialba Volcano has been emitting ash constantly for 10 days
Turrialba volcano maintains constant ash emanations since July 23th, according to the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI). In a statement on Facebook, the scientific institution noted that although the eruptions have not reached great heights, the consistency of emissions has allowed this ash to be seen in several areas of the Central […]
Minister of security: “The plane is not for leisure”
On Wednesday, the Minister of Security Michael Soto defended the purchase of a King Air 250 aircraft valued at $7 million. The acquisition was made during the previous government with funds from the Corporation Tax, established in the 2017 budget. It will have cutting-edge technology for the fight against drug trafficking. I think it’s going […]
Education in public universities won’t be subject to VAT
The Ministry of Finance reported on Wednesday that public higher education will remain exempt from the payment of value added tax (VAT), and this was registered in the text that replaces the Public Finance Strengthening Bill Project. With the purpose of not misleading the public, a legislative motion will be presented where it will be […]
Government confirms former president of the CCSS as ambassador to the United States
As reported by the press on July 13th, the former president of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS), Fernando Llorca, will be the new ambassador to the United States. On Wednesday afternoon, the Vice President and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Epsy Campbell, confirmed that Llorca received the approval last week by the government of […]