Yearly Archives: 2015

Minister  of Transport recognizes that we could end paying more for the expansion of the Ruta 32; Leglislators approved the project without knowing the details of the contract.

QCOSTARICA -  Starting on March 1, the Ministry of Finance in Costa Rica (Ministerio de Hacienda) will charge sales tax on soft drinks at the distribution stage and not in the final bill to consumers. With this measure, Hacienda aims to improve the control and revenue from the sale of...

QCOSTARICA - "I'll explain something ...  those people (referring to the street racers) carry drugs; they are armed," Rafael Delgado, a traffic official (tránsito) in San José, replied to La Nacion when questioned why the traffic police (Policia de Tránsito) does not approach the street racers ("Picones" in Spanish)...