About 10 thousand residents of the canton of San Rafael de Heredia will have no electricity service this Thursday, December 12th. The suspension of the service is due to work in the electricity network of the Public Services Company of Heredia (ESPH). The work will be done between 7am and 4pm. The affected places are […]
₡100-million debt in sales tax caused Wyndham’s closure
A debt for the non-compliance in the payment of the sales tax corresponding to several months of 2015 motivated the closing order against the Wyndham hotel, carried out this Wednesday. This was confirmed by the director of Taxation, Carlos Vargas, noting that it is a debt that amounts to more than ₡100 million. In 2015, […]
After 15 hours, Banco Nacional managed to restore its services
After almost 15 hours, the National Bank said it had successfully restored all services. The problems were in the technological platform that supports applications for the different systems, transactional channels, and one of their servers. The problem was perceived at about 8:00 pm on Tuesday and from that moment a team of technicians was devoted […]
The CCSS will analyze Technical Abortion Standard on Thursday
During the ordinary session of the Board of Directors of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) that will be held on Thursday, the members will analyze the Technical Standard for Therapeutic Abortion sent by the Ministry of Health on Tuesday. Mario Ruiz, Medical Manager of the institution, explained that the legal team will present […]
Congress swears in two new magistrates from Court III
On Wednesday, the Legislative Assembly swore in the two new magistrates of Court III of the Supreme Court of Justice: Álvaro Burgos Mata and Gerardo Rubén Alfaro Vargas, who were elected by Congress on Tuesday for a period of eight years. The first one was elected to succeed Celso Gamboa, who was dismissed on April […]
Court IV orders to measure the impact of agrochemicals on bees
The Constitutional Chamber ordered the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG) to conduct a scientific study on the effects of certain agrochemicals on health, the environment and honey-producing bees. The magistrates resolved in favor a writ of amparo filed by José María Villalta, from Frente Amplio (FA). They said that the resolution seeks to improve […]