Two and a half years after the effective date of a law to protect personal data (Law No. 8,968), companies that manage information such as phone numbers, addresses, photographs, medical records and credit records are violating the law. To date no firms have registered with the Data Protection Agency (Prodhab), which is required for any […]
Individual Health Care Mandate for U.S. Citziens: Just 13 Days Left
Open enrollment, or the period where United States citizens and residents can enroll for marketplace coverage or a Medicare funded state program through the Affordable Care Act will end on March 31st. The deadline is especially important for expat Americans who are not covered by Medicare, and expats with substantial income who do not typically […]
Costa Rica: Sunny Place for Shady People?
Costa Rica has long been a destination for people from the developed world who have sought a new life in a moderate climate. Year round temperature are in the 70s and 60s, and when much of North America is battling snow and ice, Costa Rica offers nearly endless blue skies. Social policy has for decades […]
Currency sales to curb rising Dollar total $299 million
Sales of dollars by the central bank to halt the decline of the colon has reached $299.4 million, following injections of $7.4 million on Tuesday and $41.8 million on Monday. Central bank reserves stand at $7.1 billion. Sales of dollars remove colones from circulation and put upward pressure on interest rates in that currency. According […]
A study of wasps in Guanacaste, is published by National Geographic
National Geographic, this week released a report on the investigation of parasitic wasps in the Guanacaste region of Costa Rica. Researchers in the United States, Costa Rica and Canada, led by Daniel Jansen and his wife Winnie Hallwachs, found nearly 200 new species of wasps in the Guanacaste Conservation Area (ACG), increasing the number of […]
Nigerian arrested on charges of sending remittances with false documents
On Thursday, the Immigration Police arrested a Nigerian national on charges of using altered identification to withdraw money and make remittances abroad. Operating in downtown San Jose and sending money to Ireland, United States, England and his native Nigeria, the man was captured with one million colones in cash, three cell phones, and various passport […]