Costa Rica’s Bold Move in International Diplomacy In a move that signals a significant shift in Central American diplomacy, the President of Costa Rica, Rodrigo Chaves, has vowed to support Panama in its efforts to remove itself from the notorious blacklists of tax havens. As Costa Rica prepares to take […]
Monthly Archives: August 2024
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A Troubling Agenda with Dire Consequences Kamala Harris, the current Vice President of the United States, has put forth several economic policies that could have profound and potentially disastrous consequences for the U.S. economy. Among these policies are proposals for price fixing to prevent price gouging and a controversial tax […]
Dengue continues to pose a significant public health threat in Costa Rica. According to data from the National Children’s Hospital (HNN), 25 children have been hospitalized this year due to dengue-related complications. Marcela Hernández, an infectologist and coordinator of the Hospital’s Epidemiological Surveillance Unit, reported that four additional minors have […]
Once again, Costa Rica’s natural heritage is under threat. Neighbors of Samara and environmental groups have denounced that a real estate megaproject called Vistas de Samara obtained approval for environmental viability from the National Technical Secretariat (SETENA) in just 12 days. For environmental organizations, the most worrying aspect is that […]
A new study published by the Commission to Promote Competition (COPROCOM) reveals that the price Costa Ricans pay for sugar and its by-products is up to 50% higher than international market prices. The research, conducted by Fernanda Viecens, a consultant for the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), is part of the […]
The artist Shawn Mendes came here again and he did so at a very special moment: he just released two singles that will be part of his new album, which will go on sale next October. And on the 8th of this month he turned 26 years old. The Directorate […]
Panama deported another 30 Colombian migrants this Saturday who had entered the country through the Darién jungle border, as part of the implementation of a recent agreement with the United States, the government reported. A “deportation flight of migrants who entered irregularly through the Darién jungle” was carried out, stated […]
Chilean truck driver Claudio Perez was dubious about his first purchase of a Chinese-made family car two years ago. But the price and quick delivery time convinced him, and now he is a convert. Perez, 47, is one of millions of car buyers in Latin America to have made the […]
The President of Costa Rica, Rodrigo Chaves, promised this Friday to help Panama get off the blacklists of tax havens, now that his country will preside over the summit of ministers of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).Panama has been accused of being a tax haven, which has […]
Costa Rica categorically rejected the Venezuelan Supreme Court of Justice’s (TSJ) validation of the recent election results, which declared Nicolás Maduro the winner. The governments of Argentina, Costa Rica, Chile, Ecuador, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, the United States, and Uruguay united in expressing their opposition. They denounced […]