On Wednesday and Thursday things didn’t work out very well for the Costa Rican teams in the semifinals of the CONCACAF Champions Cup.
Saprissa visited Toluca and left with a 2 - 0 defeat. They face a tough match on Sunday at local group leader Puntarenas, but at least will have a chance to reverse fortunes […]
Gas prices in Costa Rica will rise as soon as a rate hike approved by ARESEP is published in La Gaceta. Super will rise ¢12, from ¢463 to ¢475 per liter. Regular gasoline regular goes up ¢13, from ¢440 to ¢453, diesel will rise the same amount, going from ¢313 to ¢326 per liter.
Lilliana Salas, leader of the PUSC legislators, confirmed that the Executive Branch will try to get only 2 projects approved in the last month of sessions. One priority is a bill that reforms the Administrative Contracts Law, which would make purchasing easier for public institutions. The other is an amendment to the Public […]
The Legislative Assembly cleared the way for cities to declare a tax amnesty for those who owe property taxes. 42 of the 43 representatives present approved the plan, which is likely to pass in a second debate on Tuesday. Under the plan, cities may forgive penalties, interest and service charges for those […]
ICE has sold 50% of the GSM lines available on the new Ericsson network, but of the 300,000 remaining it needs 200,000 to offer the new “prepaid” service. Since ICE is selling 2000 – 2500 new lines per day, the remaining lines will run out in July or August if the pace remains steady. […]
SITEC has launched a cell phone based business directory, called FonoGuia, that allows users to get the phone number and address of the closest business that offers services they require. The free software is basically a portable phone book installed into a telephone, PDA or laptop. The guide has 5,000 businesses grouped into 5 […]
4 Ticos have developed the first Costa Rican microchip. Engineers Paola Vega, Alexander Mora, Roberto Pereira and Renato Rímolo that has a width of 10mm and incorporates the results of 3 independent investigations. The announcement was made at the IberianChip Conference being held this week in the hotel Radisson.
The chip has multiple […]
In an effort to speed up the bureaucracy, the Comptroller General has published new guidelines which may reduce the number of contracts that need approval by 45%. The changes include:
Increasing significantly the minimum amount that a contract contemplates in order to need approval. Currently the Comptroller must approve contracts that range from a […]
Because of a technicality, ICE is losing its ability to buy cheap electricity from private generators, since the concessions for water usage are about to expire. If the permits are not renewed the companies will not be able be able to use their equipment to generate electricity. The companies are prepared to lower the […]
