•Modification to regulations allows more projects to begin construction procedures March 6, 2024. The AyA reformed the Service Provision Regulations, in order to expedite housing, commerce, tourism and industry projects that have been stagnant for years. This is an example of the direction that this new Administration is taking to the institution. According to Juan Manuel Quesada, president of AyA: "This institution must be built as an ally of the country's development and not an obstacle. In addition, AyA must have the capacity to do so quickly, as in this case." In 2023, the AyA received …

Police pressure has forced the transfer of criminal gangs The Minister of Public Security, Mario Zamora Cordero, defended the effectiveness of the continuous operations in Limón that, during the first two months of 2024, meant an investment of 690 million colones, with positive results in the containment and reduction of various crimes in that area, burdened by the war of criminal groups dedicated to drug trafficking. "The Public Force bravely confronts the professional criminal groups that, with a wide range of resources, operate in Limón. It is difficult to contain the attacks among them, …

•Covers damages against third parties that arise in the exercise of functions The Minister of Public Security, Mario Zamora Cordero, highlighted the government's commitment to safeguard and protect police men and women, who every day face face to face, both common crime and criminal groups that are engaged in a war for territories for the sale of drugs. "We face a new type of crime that requires a forceful response from our police forces. The officers face them with bravery and courage, but also with a high degree of risk to their physical integrity. I thank the INS for the effort and dedica…

• To cover demand needs and climate effects. • Developed by the Institute, public-private alliances and according to Law 7200. • In the medium term, geothermal and hydroelectric resources will be added. The Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) promotes the construction of electricity generation projects with solar, wind and biomass resources, which They will come into operation in the next two years. The plants will total 412 megawatts of capacity, and will have an estimated investment of $539 million. In total, the solar plants will contribute 270 megawatts, while the wind plants wi…

The Government of the Republic works inter-institutionally to fulfill the promise of bringing investment to Limón. For this reason, this Wednesday, March 6, at a press conference, the President of the Republic, Rodrigo Chaves Robles, accompanied by several leaders, presented a series of projects being implemented for the Caribbean province. • Bridge over Quebrada Chocolate This is a joint project of the National Groundwater, Irrigation and Drainage Service (Senara) and the Port Administration Board for the Development of the Atlantic Slope (Japdeva) for the advancement of the flood control …

• MICITT, MEP and UNA coordinate implementation of pilot plan • Project will benefit 35 single-teacher educational centers in 14 regions • Implementation will begin with an investment of In order to improve the conditions for learning English in single-teacher schools, the Ministry of Public Education (MEP), the Ministry of Science, Innovation, Technology and Telecommunications (MICITT) and the National University (UNA) are promoting an innovative methodological proposal for remote English teaching in 35 single-teacher educational centers in the country. For the first time, and thanks to t…

• Regulatory plans are urban planning instruments for balance the development and protection of environmental issues, among others. • Its preparation is a municipal responsibility with the important contribution of the citizenship throughout the process of building the development model One of the goals of the Chaves Robles Administration is to create space for the greatest number of Local Governments in Costa Rica have the Regulatory Plan tool. For this purpose, the National Institute of Housing and Urban Planning (INVU) with the support of the Ministry of Housing and Human Settlements…

San José, April 17, 2024. “Road to National Games” is an initiative of the Costa Rican Institute of Sports and Recreation (ICODER) that has had a resource injection of more than 5,186 million colones and is steadily preparing for the National Sports Games to be held in the province of Guanacaste in commemoration of the bicentennial of the annexation of the Nicoya District to Costa Rica. The general budget of the National Sports Games exceeds 1,700 million colones to cover different needs and the proper development of the event in: food, ground transportation for athletes, administration and d…

The Ministry of Public Works and Transportation (MOPT) and the National Road Council (CONAVI) have the green light to continue with the processes that will allow the construction of several interchanges on National Route 1 and that were part of the San José-San Ramón Trust. These are exchanges in El Coyol de Alajuela, Naranjo, San Ramón and Grecia, which seek to improve connectivity between San José and the West, increasing the level of service for these communities. The execution of these projects will be possible after the Comptroller General of the Republic (CGR) annuls the provisions iss…

MEP invites the entire country to join the campaign MEI propose to donate, MEI propose to read Within the framework of the 2024 school year, whose motto is “Read and write: the first step to transform lives”, the Ministry of Public Education (MEP) promotes a series of actions that promote reading and writing in compliance with the Education Route. To develop reading habits, the MEP is delivering 25,894 books so that by 2025, one hundred percent of rural high schools will have these resources. This material will benefit 10,884 students. The delivery of books is being accompanied by training…

Today, Wednesday, April 10, 2024, the President of the Republic Rodrigo Chaves Robles together with the Minister of Justice and Peace, Gerald Campos Valverde, signed the Law 10465, called Law to strengthen Flagrancy Courts to guarantee the timely prosecution of accused persons. What this law comes to do is reform several articles of the Code of Criminal Procedure and establish that the special expedited procedure will be applied in all cases in which they are crimes of flagrante delicto and will begin from the moment in which They surprise and arrest the suspected person in flagrante de…

San José, April 10, 2024. The Foreign Trade Promoter of Costa Rica (PROCOMER) and the Film Commission announced this afternoon that a new audiovisual project will arrive in the country. This is an adventure reality show that will be filmed in Guanacaste and is valued at $10 million. This project is the first to arrive in Costa Rica under the Film Investment Attraction Law, which grants benefits such as exemptions that encourage the arrival of filming, for example, the exemption of all taxes on temporary imports on equipment. "With this type of projects, Costa Rica will also be recognized for…

•Police Athletic Leagues brought together 300 young people in Cieneguita de Limón in a clear message of saying no to drugs and violence Criminal analyzes determine the high risk of the young population in the face of the onslaught of criminal groups dedicated to drug trafficking, which is why the Ministry of Public Security reinforced the Police Athletic Leagues program, which the previous weekend brought together more than 300 young people from various cantons in the province of Limón, in a clear message of a NO to violence through sports. "Together with the Ministry of Sports, we want to b…

• Signature of the strategic alliance framework agreement took place this Wednesday at the Presidency of the Republic. • Banco Popular will have a presence at the Brete West fair March 10, 2024. San José, Costa Rica. This Wednesday the Bank Popular and Community Development became the new partner The incorporation of Banco Popular will allow it to provide support to initiatives promoted by all the entities that make up part of the BRETE Strategy, for the strengthening of companies, the achievement of work spaces for the beneficiaries and a important contribution to social development.…

In the first two months of the year, exports of goods also showed a growth of 8% compared to the same period last year. San José, April 3, 2024. Costa Rica reached a historic milestone by closing the year 2023 with record figures in foreign direct investment (FDI) flows by registering an inflow of $3,921 million, exceeding by 31% the estimated goal for that year, which was $3,000 million. This amount is also 24% higher than that recorded as of December 2022, when FDI amounted to US$3,163.9 million. The breakdown by regime shows that 61% of this investment corresponds to free zones, followed …

• Buildings join seven Civic Centers for Peace that already exist, all in areas where their inhabitants are exposed to high risk San José, April 3, 2024. The Chaves Robles Administration, with the Ministry of Justice and Peace as the coordinating institution, is working quickly on the construction of eight Civic Centers for Peace in the cantons of Roble de Puntarenas, Corredores, Limón, Liberia, Pérez Zeledón, Goicoechea, Alajuela and Pavas in San José. The Civic Centers for Peace are physical places built by the Government with financing from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), in as…

First graduation will be on Friday, April 5 at the National Stadium. More than 5 thousand people who enrolled in the Baccalaureate for Employability and Entrepreneurship (BEE) program obtained their Bachelor's degree in Secondary Education. They were part of the first group of people who enrolled in the Program to complete their secondary studies in 2023. The requirement to enroll was to have passed the last year of secondary school, have pending approval of one or more Baccalaureate exams in Secondary Education and have left their studies unfinished between the years of 1988 and 2019. The …

The Ministry of Science, Innovation, Technology and Telecommunications (MICITT) and the Ministry of Health launched an initiative to train more than 20,000 health professionals in cybersecurity with the support of the United States Embassy. The initiative represents an important step towards a safer and more secure health sector in Costa Rica and reflects the Government's commitment to promoting a culture of cybersecurity in all areas of society. At the end of the process, it is expected to have trained at least 30% of the members of the health professional associations and an additional tho…

Costa Rica is at the forefront of ocean conservation, by presenting the first project for the construction of the Ocean Environmental Account. As the President of the Republic explained, Costa Rica did not have an ocean environmental account and we were owing to it, as indicated in the OECD's 2023 Environmental Performance Report, which highlights that, The collection and dissemination of environmental information has improved notably, however, more work is needed to fill persistent information gaps in ocean matters to inform decision-making, and involve citizens. “With this effort, we seek to…

June 12, 2024. In a record time of four months, a total of 120 projects of the 502 works in Imminent Risk are already underway. After the firm approval of the credit with the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) for 700 million dollars, within the framework of the Emergency Program for the Comprehensive and Resilient Reconstruction of Infrastructure (PROERI), the institutions of the CNE, CONAVI, INCOFER, MEP AND MIVAH, work at an accelerated rate. CONAVI authorized three international public tenders, highlighting the construction of six bridges and five retaining walls. Meanw…