One of every four premature deaths and diseases in the world are related to pollution and other damage to the environment caused by man, warned the UN on Wednesday in a report on the state of the planet. Air pollution, chemicals that harm drinking water, and the accelerated destruction of vital ecosystems are causing a […]
Archives for March 2019
Trump announces that Boeings 737 MAX 8 and MAX 9 will remain on the ground in the US
President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday a plan to land all Boeing 737 MAX 8 and MAX 9 aircrafts in the United States, amid heavy pressure after the second fatal accident of one of these aircraft in the past five months. We will issue an emergency ban on all 737 MAX 8 and 737 MAX […]
Costa Rica and Chile, the only Latin American countries where you can drink water from the tap
A Canadian website that facilitates the purchase of tourist packages created a map of the countries where you can drink water from the tap without fear of getting sick. According to Globehunters, in Latin America, this is possible only in Costa Rica and Chile. Other countries where water consumption is safe are Canada, Spain, Finland, […]
EU removes Panama from the list of tax havens
On Tuesday, the European Union (EU) added ten territories to its black list of tax havens, including the United Arab Emirates (UAE), in an annual review that also resulted in the departure of Panama, Uruguay and Peru from the list. Thanks to the listing process, dozens of countries abolished their harmful tax regimes and adjusted […]
Consumers don’t want project to regulate Uber
Representatives of Consumers of Costa Rica asked the legislators of the Economic Affairs Committee to file the bill of law 21.228 presented by the Ministry of Public Works and Transportation (MOPT) to regulate transportation services through digital platforms. This was indicated by Erick Ulate and Gilberto Campos, who were in the legislative forum to give […]
Partial closures announced for works on Saprissa bridge
The bridge over Virilla River on Route 32, between San José and Limón, will be partially closed on Thursday and Friday, due to the start of works on the site. This was confirmed by the Ministry of Public Works and Transportation (MOPT), after announcing that the measures will apply between 9:00 pm and 5:00 am. […]