QCOSTARICA — Starting next week, on February 3, 2025, the Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones (TSE) will start charging US$11.92 (¢6,070 at the current exchange rate) for more Costa Ricas who request more than one “cedula” in the same calendar year. The charge, according to the TSE, is the actual cost […]
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Q24N — The Government of Nicaragua on Wednesday canceled the legal status of another 10 associations that operated as non-profit organizations, bringing the total number of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that have been illegalized since December 2018 to more than 5,600. The dissolution of these organizations was approved in Managua by […]
QCOSTARICA — A bill promoted by the Frente Amplio (FA) would eliminate the pensions of former presidents. The text, already in the legislative process, would suspend those already granted when the beneficiaries receive an income higher than three base salaries (¢1,386,600). On the other hand, it establishes that the beneficiary […]
QCOSTARICA — Bus companies and taxis, among other modes of paid public transport, must have an electronic payment system or they will not be able to renew their concessions. Costa Rica’s legislators unanimously approved a reform to article 17 of the law that regulates paid public transport nationwide. This new […]
Q24N (DW) Almost at the same time as an operation to secure the Eventin oil tanker stranded off Germany’s coast, another tanker — called Jazz — that had set sail from Russia reported problems in the Baltic Sea near Rügen, Germany’s biggest island. According to agency reports, the crew was […]
Q24N — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum rebuked numerous comments that President Donald Trump made about Mexico. Trump called for the Gulf of Mexico to have its name changed to the “Gulf of America,” saying the name change has a “beautiful ring” to it. Sheinbaum on ‘Mexican America’ proposal: ‘It sounds […]
QCOSTARICA — The Federated College of Engineers and Architects – Colegio Federado de Ingenieros y Arquitectos (CFIA) – reported that the delay of the Costarricense de Acueductos y Alcantarillados (AyA) – water and sewer utility – in granting permits continues to affect construction projects. According to them, there are requests […]
QCOSTARICA — Panamanian President, José Raúl Mulino, met this Monday with other authorities and executives of an American company to begin to develop the “master plan” for a train that will connect Panama’s capital with the border with Costa Rica. “(The train project) has an important concept of territorial integration […]
QCOSTARICA — Tamara Centendo was reported missing on Thursday. On Friday, the following day, the 20-year-old girl, originally from San Ramón, Alajuela, was found dead on a street with difficult access in La Granja de Palmares, inside a black bag. Shortly after, the Organismo de Investigacion Judicial (OIJ) – Judicial […]
QCOSTARICA — On January 1, 2025, Costa Rica eliminated the last tariffs that remained under the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States for milk and rice. That is why the question now arises: what can be done now to get the most out of the trade agreement? The […]