• 16 organizations will receive aircraft to support the work of micro, small and medium-sized producers. • INA grants scholarship to the first group of 41 producers with training in the use of drones. Thanks to the joint effort of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG), the Institute of Rural Development (Inder) and the National Learning Institute (INA), the small and medium-sized producers of our country will have 16 state-of-the-art drones to promote their productive activities, as well as their respective training for proper use. The project is framed in the axes of promoting compe…

• Penalties range from 2 to 4 years and include those who try to put cell phones in prisons and others such as satellite phones, chips, cell phone chargers or others. • The punishment will be greater when it is proven that these devices facilitate the commission of crimes, there is an economic benefit involved or the action is carried out by a public official. San José, January 31, 2024. The Government of the Republic, through the Ministry of Justice and Peace, presents a bill to punish those who try to introduce cell phones and other related devices to the country's penal centers. The announc…

• Reinforcement of 100 police officers maintains containment of homicides and other crimes in Limón • The reduction of property crimes in the country continues The constant actions of the police forces of the Ministry of Public Security in Limón, Puntarenas and the rest of the country already reveal positive results for the country. In January alone, homicides were reduced by 7.8%, that is, there were six fewer homicides during January of this year compared to the same period last year. Limón registers two fewer homicides during this month of January compared to 2023. The results are also conc…

• Impacto del Fenómeno de El Niño obligará a todas las empresas distribuidoras de electricidad a tomar medidas• Se insta a la ARESEP a establecer mecanismos tarifarios para la implementación de tarifas eléctricas horarias residencialesEl gobierno de la República emitió de manera previsoria la Directriz 031-MINAE para mitigar el impacto del Fenómeno de el Niño en el Sistema Eléctrico Nacional, la cual busca minimizar la necesidad de generar electricidad con las plantas térmicas de respaldo y así reducir al máximo el impacto de este fenómeno en las tarifas eléctricas y en las emisiones causantes…

• Yellow Alert for climate phenomena has been active since October 2023. • Campaign aims to raise awareness about water waste. Wednesday, January 31, 2024. In light of this dry season in 2024, the National Emergency Commission (CNE) joins the “Every Drop Counts” campaign that aims to raise awareness about the proper use of water due to the effects of the El Niño Phenomenon that, since the previous year, is favoring a meteorological drought condition. In this campaign, tips will be shown to the population and based on testimonies, social experiments and other audiovisual material, the CNE will …

56% of National Registry rates decreased in price. Starting January 15, rates for physical and digital services will go down. Among the services that decreased are: vehicle license plates, registration reservation, certifications of images of digitized documents, certification of plans, registration report and departures from the country.

• In Espíritu Santo, Esparza, where ¢4,300 million are invested. • Work began last September. • Drilling for new piles, reinforcement and casting of these are part of the work carried out. The deteriorating conditions of the bridge over the Barranca River, in Espíritu Santo de Esparza, made it necessary to begin a rehabilitation intervention for this structure, since last September 18. To date, it is estimated that progress is around 10%, after carrying out tasks such as the formation of peninsulas (which would be the area to be able to mobilize all the machinery and personnel for the executi…

• Reinforcement of 100 police officers allowed the containment of homicides and other crimes in Limón. • From May 10 to date, 135 thousand arrests were registered, 4 thousand 700 with arrest warrants. A total of 522 knives and 25 firearms; 19 short and 6 long weapons were seized by Public Force officers during this last week. Likewise, the Minister of Public Security, Mario Zamora Cordero, highlighted the effectiveness of the greater police presence over the weekend in Limón, which primarily ensured that no homicides and other major crimes were recorded in that region of the country. "These …

• Producers will be able to count on technical support and a greater technological offer. • Agreement will be for 4 years. In a joint effort to promote sustainability and efficiency in the Costa Rican sugarcane sector, the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG) and the Sugarcane Industrial Agricultural League (LAICA) have formalized a framework agreement for inter-institutional cooperation. This alliance aims to promote sustainability in the sugarcane sector, promoting more efficient practices, technical and environmentally friendly. “This union between MAG and LAICA, in addition to stren…

• The Intercultural Model for the provision of institutional services and benefits in indigenous territories of the IMAS aims to guarantee the rights, respect for the worldview and dialogue with these populations. • Visits to provide care, translation of messages in their own languages and the creation of regulations and requirements that adapt to their cultural, social and political organization, are some of the actions that will be developed. January 24, 2024. In order for the processes of care for indigenous peoples in Costa Rica to be developed with a comprehensive approach, intercultural …

The Governing Council yesterday appointed Wagner Quesada Céspedes as executive president of the Costa Rican Institute of Pacific Ports (INCOP). Quesada Céspedes has a degree in Political Science and has a Master's degree in Business Administration. The new executive president of INCOP has more than 30 years of experience in foreign trade logistics issues, as a consultant and public official. The development of his professional career has been in the direction of human, commercial and operational teams in Costa Rica and in the region Central American, in logistics services companies, customs, i…

Tool is publicly accessible. Data is updated periodically. You can know more than 15 important data about each work. Projects are executed with resources from the CABEI loan. April 24, 2024. In order to guarantee citizens access to the government information in an easy and transparent way, and know the progress of works that are at imminent risk in their community, the Commission National Risk Prevention and Emergency Care created the map of execution monitoring of 502 reconstruction projects. With this tool, anyone can keep track of the progress of each one of these works that requi…

•Promotes development and connectivity in areas that are difficult to access. •Between 2022 and 2023 both entities carried out 8 electrification projects in rural territories with an investment of ₡1,270 million. The executive presidents of the Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) and the Rural Development Institute (Inder) signed a framework agreement that will allow the development of new electrification and connectivity projects in rural territories that currently do not have these essential services. The document was signed by the leaders of both institutions, Marco Acuña, from ICE, …

The first stage of appointments will be more than 8,000 officials, of which around 7,400 are from the MEP. • Appointment to property is subject to verification of suitability requirements for the positions. • The remaining officials would benefit in a second stage. Mideplan, San José, Costa Rica, 3/20/24 - The Ministry of National Planning and Economic Policy (MIDEPLAN) as rector of public employment in Costa Rica and the General Directorate of Civil Service (DGSC) as a technical body fulfill the commitment to provide job stability to an important group of officials who, for more than two year…

• Employed population remains without statistical variation • Unemployment rate drops 3.8 percentage points and remains • National unemployed population decreased by 105 thousand people compared to the same quarter of the previous year March 13, 2024. San José, Costa Rica. The unemployment rate open market in our country maintains a downward trend and is positioned in 7.9% according to the most recent Continuous Employment Survey (ECE) of the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INEC) for the quarter mobile for November and December 2023 and January 2024 (NDE That means 3.8 …

Initiative will reduce response times from 3 and a half years to 10 months. Within the framework of the celebration of World Consumer Day this March 15, the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Commerce (MEIC) reports that complaints can be resolved more quickly and easily, thanks to the reform of the Regulation of the Law on the Promotion of Competition and Effective Consumer Defense, in matters of consumer defense, after the approval of the Law on Access to Justice for Consumers, Law 10,360. "With this regulation we reaffirm our commitment as the Ministry of Consumers, strengthening the effec…

The Government of the Republic continues to work on the Rice Route, a strategy that seeks to alleviate the pockets of consumers, who consume on average approximately just over 50 kilos of rice per year, per person. This strategy also includes a series of actions to support rice producers. Rice consumers prefer qualities of 99, 91, 80 and 95% whole grain, in that order. In these qualities, there has been an excessive increase in the price of rice internationally in the last two years. This situation was not replicated in Costa Rica due to the elimination of the fixation and tariff scheme in …

•Educational centers completed and in progress •Use of ordinary resources, from the State Single Fund and loans •Three first Megacenters are on the way. Educational infrastructure is one of the main priorities of this Government. Unfortunately, over many years, there has been no investment adequately in its maintenance, which has caused a notable deterioration because preventive maintenance has not been common. Today citizens have the possibility of reviewing the progress of development projects. infrastructure through a computer system accessible at the following link: https://devmep…

The Law of the National Public Investment System (SNIP) is an important tool to improve the investment project portfolios of public institutions, as well as the economic and social returns to benefit the quality of life of Costa Ricans. Mideplan, San José, Costa Rica, 03/13/24 – The President of the Republic, Rodrigo Chaves signed the “Law of the National Public Investment System (SNIP)”, which represents a significant advance in the planning, management and monitoring of public investment in our country. This law aims to establish the organization, powers, functions and actors by which the …

MAG enables a compensation fund to maintain a rate equal to or below 8%. The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock and the Development Banking System came together to offer livestock producers a financing plan, appropriate to production conditions, that also allows them to reconvert their production units and improve their competitiveness. This is an initial fund of ₡10 billion, for the cattle, goat, buffalo and sheep farming sectors, which will be placed at a basic passive rate plus 3 percent, with a maximum limit of 8%, for a term of up to 8 years. "If the rate tends to rise above 8%, the…