On Wednesday, the government guaranteed that it will meet all the requirements to join the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). This was stated by the Minister of the Presidency, Víctor Morales Mora, after opposition legislators said that the government puts Costa Rica’s accession process to that important body at risk. One of the […]
Legislators endorse budget for ¢ 10.5 billion by 2020
Unanimously, the Committee on Tax Affairs of the Legislative Assembly endorsed the ordinary and extraordinary budget of the Republic for 2020. Nine legislators affirmatively ruled the spending plan for ¢ 10.5 billion presented by the Executive Power. The budget is 4.3% less than this year’s and represents the biggest cut in current government spending of […]
Prosecutor receives more than 2,000 complaints over environmental issues
The Environmental Prosecutor of the Public Prosecutor’s Office receives more than 2,000 annual complaints, many of which are from public institutions that deal with the issue. Therefore, in order for people to identify more and more with environmental causes, a campaign called “Do you protect the environment?” was launched , which starts this week and […]
NGO suggests Costa Rica to declare humanitarian crisis due to massive flow of Nicaraguans
The Center for Social Rights of the Migrant Person (Cenderos), foresees that in the coming months there will be a new migration flow to Costa Rica from Nicaragua, which will force the government to declare a humanitarian crisis. Adilia Eva Solís, spokeswoman for Cenderos, believes that the issue of assistance to migrants is somewhat complex […]
The US accuses man for laundering money from Costa Rica
The United States Department of Justice accused a man of at least five money laundering offenses through sports betting that were handled from Costa Rica. The authorities pointed out that it is a man from Chicago who ran the illegal sports betting business and also would have hidden the income during a bankruptcy process. The […]
Nearly 450 cases of mumps have been confirmed in prisons
From mid-September to date, health authorities account for 437 cases of mumps in the country. Of the total affected, 357 are prisoners and 80 are prison officials. In order to prevent the spread of the virus, the judicial and health authorities decided to extend the prohibition of visits in several prisons. As part of the […]