Shootout in Cartago hospital emergency room
CARTAGO, COSTA RICA – October 4th, 2012 – According to the preliminary version, two men ran inside the CCSS Max Peralta Hospital in Cartago yesterday, one a supposed robbery victim.…
Credomatic warns clients of Internet fraud
October 4th – Credomatic is warning its clients about a “phishing” email that some clients have received, requesting clients to update account information via a fraudulent page. Phishing emails and…
Tensions flare with Panama over tax demands on confiscated vehicles
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 lot of paperwork…
Municipal official gets year of preventive detention for drug trafficking
LIMON – October 3rd, 2012 – A municipal official, identified by the last name Gomez, who was arrested for hiding 905 kilograms of marijuana on the Island of Uvita, in…
Self-employed will pay more for Social Security
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, which is approximately…
Costa Rica tax authorities hit the streets
SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA – October 3rd, 2012 – Tax authorities will be visiting stores and businesses in San Jose throughout the week, verifying that merchants are registered with the…
Government will spend more on incentives and “perks” than salaries
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 remunerations are the…
Costa Rica files complaint against Nicaragua at the U.N.
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 the International Court…
