The 35 thousand doses against the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) arrived in the country and the vaccination campaign will begin the last week of May. The executive president of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS), Román Macaya, said that they are going through a process of quality control, and then they will be applied. The […]
Archives for April 2019
Venezuelan Ambassador will oppose Maduro’s gift to former legislator
María Faría, Venezuela’s ambassador to Costa Rica, will take legal measures if it is proven that the regime of Nicolás Maduro gave away property of the Venezuelan state to former Costa Rican Álvaro Montero Mejía. According to a publication of the newspaper Extra on April 23rd, Montero confirmed the transfer of the property located in […]
Priority of national parks is to protect flora and fauna of the country
More than 20% of the Costa Rican territory is made up of different Protected Wild Areas that hold 5% of the world’s biodiversity. The Manuel Antonio National Park (PNMA) is the most visited in the country thanks to its calm waters, lush vegetation and animals such as monkeys, raccoons, coatis and hundreds of birds and […]
Strange green light in the sky was also seen in Alajuela
The strange light in the sky that went through the Costa Rican sky on Tuesday night was seen in several sectors of the country. Witnesses in the North Zone affirm that the flash came in a West-East direction and they stopped seeing it in the vicinity of Cerro Platanar. In addition, in the reflection of […]
Comptroller opens proceedings against 5 senior executives for using ₡ 182 billion without authorization
The Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic (CGR) opened administrative proceedings against five officials for using 182 billion colones to pay debt without the authorization of the Legislative Assembly. This was confirmed by the entity to legislator Silvia Hernández from the National Liberation Party (PLN), who complained in the Plenary that, after a […]
Uber will charge 13% more from June
As of June, Uber users will have to pay 13% more in each trips, as part of the Value Added Tax (VAT) that applies through the Law of Strengthening Public Finance. This was indicated by Zoraida Rodríguez, Director of Government Relations and Public Policies for Central America and the Caribbean of Uber in the Economic […]