Archives for January 21, 2020

Supervisors and investigative agents have stopped working cases because they are needed to work logistics for prisoners attending court. A lack of personnel dedicated exclusively to these functions and the fiscal crisis prevents the agency from hiring additional guards. The problem is one of the main concerns of the Directorate of the Judicial Investigation Agency […]

A series of works prior to prepare for the construction of a tunnel at the intersection of La Galera, in Curridabat, will begin in the coming weeks. The project will improve the connectivity of existing roads in order to facilitate vehicular traffic when the tunnel construction begins. Rodolfo Méndez Mata, Minister of Public Works and […]

On Thursday, January 23 road demarcation will be carried out on the roads of La Puebla, in Heredia. The works will be carried out along 1.3 km between the sector of the cemetery of San Pablo de Heredia and the Pirro bridge, at the entrance of the central canton of that province. The work will […]

In the central canton of San José there are more than 6 thousand people working informally on boulevards, streets and sidewalks. People with little schooling, without work and desperate for lack of opportunities have no choice but to find a way to make a living on the streets of the capital. According to the San […]

The Ministry of Finance has been clear that all people who generate income must pay taxes to the Treasury, including drivers who work for digital transport platforms, such as Uber. According to the specialist Marco Vargas, CPA with Vargas Vargas y Asociados firm, banks who providing payments may be required to pass this information to […]

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake shook the country at 5:25 am on Tuesday, subsequent to a string of tremors that began at 3:33 am. The Costa Rican Volcanological and Seismological Observatory (Ovsicori) reported that the quake occurred 37.6 km southwest of Cambutal de Osa de Puntarenas and had a depth of 10 kilometers. Reports indicate that […]