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What is the “Sun Tax” Whose Collection Will Change in Costa Rica Starting November 1st?
Data provided by the Regulatory Authority for Public Services (Aresep) to this outlet indicates that by the end of 2023, there were 3,528 generators distributed across Costa Rica, meaning individuals or companies that produce energy through solar panels.All of...
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Environmentalists Will Use All Legal Resources to Boycott the $3 Billion Gold Exploitation in Crucitas
Considering that forests, water, biodiversity, and environmental services are priceless, various environmental groups are preparing all their legal weapons to prevent the exploitation of the Crucitas mine.The warning comes at a time when the government of Rodrigo Chaves has...
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Costa Rica is the Number One Exporter of Medical Devices, Pineapples, and Pineapple Juice for Various Markets
The 7% growth in goods exports from January to August of 2024 is not the only indicator of Costa Rica's strong export performance. According to information from Trade Map - a database of the International Trade Centre (ITC) -...
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New Regulation Streamlines the Entry Processes for Health Related Products in Costa Rica
The more than 600 companies benefiting from the Free Trade Zone Regime and the Active Improvement Regime will be able to import or re-import health-related products or their raw materials more easily, as they will no longer need to...
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Throughout October, You Can Donate Your Hair for Breast Cancer Patients
October is the month of support and awareness for breast cancer. Throughout all the weekends of the month, Walmart will hold a hair donation campaign, which will be used to make wigs that are given to people suffering from...
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Cycling Enthusiasts Can Now Register for L’Étape Costa Rica by Tour De France
With a new organization and three options for road cycling enthusiasts, the event L’Étape Costa Rica by Tour de France returns to the country, taking place in Liberia, Guanacaste, on October 27th.This competition will have three routes: 165 kilometers,...
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The U.S. Announces New Requirements to Participate in the Visa Lottery; Registrations Are Open for Costa Ricans
The United States Embassy opened the application forms for the Diversity Visa Lottery from October 2 to November 5.nThe process is completely virtual and is done at the site: https://dvprogram.state.gov/Those who are favored will be able to travel until...
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Platform Invites Nationals and Migrants to Collect Coffee or Drive Buses in Costa Rica
Are you looking for a job? Discover the opportunities as coffee pickers and bus drivers in Costa Rica.Numerous companies in the agricultural and transportation sectors have 16,000 job openings for coffee pickers for the 2024-2025 harvest, and 1,500 positions...
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Adolescence in Costa Rica Will Begin at 13 Years Old Instead of 12 Following Approval of Project in Legislative Assembly
With the vote of 38 deputies, the Legislative Assembly approved the bill presented by the social Christian Carlos Felipe García, which changes the age at which a minor transitions from childhood to adolescence.That age was set at 12 years,...
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Will Migration Decrease? Costa Rica Divides Expectations Between Deports from Panama and Political Crisis in Venezuela
Panama will implement its plan to return migrants from El Darién on flights sponsored by the United States. Although the expectation is that the measure will reduce the flow of migrants, events in Venezuela do not allow absolute calculations.That...
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Indigenous People of Costa Rica Will Have Free Access to Satellite Internet
The Brunca (Boruca) and Ngäbe (Guaymí) regions will have internet and mobile phone access in 250 homes located in...