Tensions flare with Panama over tax demands on confiscated vehicles
Email this page October 3rd, 2012 – Anyone who has ever taken a Costa Rican vehicle out of the country, perhaps to Nicaragua or Panama, knows there can be a…
Self-employed will pay more for Social Security
Email this page SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA – October 3rd, 2012 Self-employed workers currently make payments to the Costa Rican Social Security Service (CCSS), based on a 116,500 colones salary,…
Government will spend more on incentives and “perks” than salaries
Email this page October 2nd, 2012 – In “basic remunerations”, the government will be spending a total of approximately 777 billion colones, or about $1.5 billion USD in 2013. Basic…
Costa Rica files complaint against Nicaragua at the U.N.
Email this page October 2nd, 2012 – Costa Rica filed a complaint against Nicaragua yesterday before the United Nations, stating that the country has not followed through with orders from…
Autopistas del Sol lawsuit against Costa Rica begins to take shape
Email this page SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA – October 1st, 2012 – Autopistas del Sol, the company responsible for the toll highway leading from the Central Valley to Puntarenas, filed…
Costa Rica’s public debt close to its limit
Email this page SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA – September 30th, 2012 – Both the internal and external debt that the country took upon in 2011 grew at an alarming rate,…
Donation from China is indeed for discretionary use, says Chinchilla
Email this page SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA – September 28th, 2012 – The saga continues. President Laura Chinchilla confirmed today that the $8 million donated by China would be used…
How much do they make?
Email this page September 28th, 2012 – Ever been curious what the salaries are of the men and women who lead Costa Rica’s autonomous institutions like CCSS, AYA, and RECOPE? …
