Rico

QCOSTARICA — Getting a minor pregnant would be considered an aggravating factor in the crime of sexual abuse, and would be punishable by up to eight years in prison, according to a project presented by legislator Gloria Navas of the Partido Nueva República (PNR). The bill was proposed by Partido […]

QCOSTARICA — It was supposed to have been Wednesday, November 1, the traditional start of the Marchamo collection period. Then it was pushed to Thursday at the latest. And then Friday morning at 6:00 am. The INS Marchamo website was available for some minutes past 6:00 am, but then went […]

QCOSTARICA – The collection of the 2024 Marchamo begins today, Friday, November 3, announced the Instituto Nacional de Seguros (INS), on its website on Thursday. The The Marchamo collection traditionally begins on November 1. This year the delay was the readjustment required by the insurance superintendency for INS to adjust […]

QCOSTARICA — The China Harbor Engineering Company (CHEC) has successfully built public infrastructure throughout Latin America for almost 40 years, bringing development and competitiveness to the entire region. The work on Route 32 to expand the road between Río Frío and Limón to four lanes is almost 3 years behind […]

QCOSTARICA — What to do with the metropolitan area train or “tren urbano” that carries less than 1% of the total number of people who use public transportation, and runs up annual losses without any indication that the situation will improve? One option is to patch the current system, hoping […]

RICO’s Q – Today, November 1, was the anticipated date for the 2024 Marchamo to be issued with the decreased property tax for most vehicle owners. Nevertheless, it is not occurring due to the state insurer, the Instituto Nacional de Seguros (INS), in charge of collecting the Marchamo, was denied […]

QCOSTARICA — The Consejo Nacional de Salarios (CNS) – National Wage Council –  approved on Monday, a general increase in minimum wages in the private sector of 1.83%, which will come into force as of January 1, 2024. Representatives of the labor, business, and government sectors participated equally at the […]

QCOSTARICA — More than 14,000 migrants who crossed the Darien jungle, which separates Colombia from Panama, were moved to the Nicaraguan border of Peñas Blancas between October 10 and 16, 2023, according to data from Costa Rica’s immigration service, the Dirección General de Migración y Extranjería (DGME). Migrants are transferred […]

QCOSTARICA — Applying a heavy-handed security policy against drug trafficking, organized crime, and the current wave of homicides is not possible in Costa Rica, according to several opposition legislators, who among others, believe the country must guarantee due criminal process, as well as the human rights of all those involved. […]

QCOSTARICA — Social groups demonstrated on Wednesday in Costa Rica against the policies of the Government of President Rodrigo Chaves, in various areas such as social investment, education, economy, and employment. With banners and festive music, thousands of people marched from various points in the capital San José to Casa […]