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The Minister of Communication and Liaison, Jorge Rodríguez Vives and in accordance with paragraph 278, 279, 280 and 281 paragraph a) of the Criminal Procedure Code, reported to the Judicial Police (OIJ) the apparent commission of the crime of fraud by the investment platform “Oil Profit”. The complaint, formulated on February 14, 2024, comes after the platform called Oil Profit was detected and uses social networks to disseminate videos of false and manipulated interviews, in which images of peo…

Wednesday, February 14, 2024. The Ministry of Health will implement a new strategy to combat dengue. This is an aggressive intervention to cut the transmission of the virus, prioritizing the areas with the highest incidence of cases. The new strategy will include the transfer of 25 officials from the Vector Control Program. This personnel will be distributed into 2 teams: one for the San José area and another for Alajuela, with an extended work schedule and will carry out 3 serial fumigations ev…

• In the last week 48 were arrested. The Minister of Public Security, Mario Zamora Cordero, highlighted the work of the Public Force that, since May 10, 2023, managed to arrest 5 thousand people with arrest warrants, that is, who were on the street, despite having pending accounts with the law. “It is a task that should not consume a significant operational effort by the police, because it is assumed that this is a vast majority of people who should be in prison, mainly those linked to homicides…

• Trámite de solicitudes de mano de obra extranjera para construcción se reduce a cerca de un mes de espera.• MTSS facilitará formulario en línea para generar las solicitudes de mano de obra para construcción.• Gobierno y Cámara Costarricense de la Construcción trabajaron procedimiento para atender requerimientos de mano de obra para la construcción.14 de febrero de 2024. San José, Costa Rica.El Ministerio de Trabajo y Seguridad Social, pone a disposición el Procedimiento para la atención de sol…

• 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 we…

• 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 wh…

• 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 re…

• 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 …

• 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 p…

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 penins…

• 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 en…

• 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 practi…

• 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 car…

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…

• Organizations from the productive sectors were consulted in within the framework of the Let Us Work 2024 initiative. • These are procedural obstacles for the elimination of which requires some action from the Executive Branch. By 2024, the Government of the Republic will eliminate 33 obstacles procedures or bottlenecks for ventures, micro, small, medium and large companies. The above, for through the “We Let You Work” initiative implemented by the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Comm…

• Campaign was activated throughout the year, for the first time with the support of IMAS. There are unscrupulous people who take advantage of the vulnerability of families who wish to be beneficiaries of a housing voucher (individual solution or to be part of a housing project) and end up being deceived and scammed in the process. That is why the Ministry of Housing and Human Settlements (MIVAH), the Housing Mortgage Bank (BANHVI), the National Institute of Housing and Urban Planning (INVU) and…

• The modification allows events to be extended to nighttime hours, reduce costs, make mixed use of roads without eventually requiring a traffic permit and extend the deadline for delivery of requirements for permits for events. • With this modification it is expected to solve part of the problem that has caused the cancellation of some sporting events. Permits for sporting events on public land roads may be requested earlier and will have reduced costs thanks to the modification of the Executiv…

• 115 detained over the weekend in Operation Limón Control • 2024 begins with more police actions against organized crime and drug trafficking • Crimes against property decrease All the police forces of the Ministry of Public Security continued their work during the end of 2023 and the beginning of 2024, with very positive results in record seizures of contraband cigarettes, medicines and liquors, also in the containment of crimes against property that decreased, subjects apprehended with arre…

The Minister of Finance, Nogui Acosta received the Banker's Finance Minister of the Year 2024 award, which celebrates the officials who have best managed to stimulate growth and stabilize the economy. This award is granted after recognition of the progress that the country has made in updating its tax regulations. The removal of Costa Rica from the 'gray list', a sign of its commitment to comply with international tax standards. Also noteworthy is the fiscal consolidation plan that has reduced p…

Wednesday, December 20, 2023 Chaves Robles Administration Republic of Costa Rica and CABEI make transparent the use of cooperation funds • Resources were used to strengthen the cybersecurity system of the Presidential House and improve occupational health conditions, as well as for the creation of a communication strategy and the initiation of a proposal to remedy the problem of luxury pensions. In order for citizens to know the use of the resources granted by the Central American Integration Ba…

CP-383-2023 Tuesday, December 19, 2023Chaves Robles Administration Costa Rica delivers its V Open State Action PlanThe National Open State Commission (CNEA), chaired by the Minister of Communication and Liaison, Jorge Rodríguez Vives, delivered the V Open State Action Plan to the Alliance for Open Government, OGP. The Plan presents six commitments, specifically Economic Reactivation, Employment, Citizen Security, Integrity and Anti-Corruption, Open Justice and Open Parliament, through which conc…

❖ El Presidente de la República Rodrigo Chaves Robles, junto con autoridades del BANHVI y MIVAH, entregaron las llaves de sus nuevas viviendas a 144 familias que vivían en situación de extrema necesidad.❖ Familias residirán en un moderno condominio ubicado en el Purral de Goicoechea, con acceso a transporte, servicios públicos y cercanía a fuentes de empleo.Este jueves, el Presidente de la República, Rodrigo Chaves Robles de la mano de autoridades del Sector Vivienda entregaron las llaves de sus…

Zollner, líder en servicios de manufactura electrónica duplicará sus operaciones en el país• Expansión de la compañía implicará la contratación de 400 nuevos puestos de trabajo, duplicando la cantidad de empleos que tiene en la actualidad.• Segunda planta traerá nuevos procesos, aumentará la demanda a sus suplidores locales y eventualmente triplicaría exportaciones de la compañía, según la estrategia visualizada al 2030.Zapote 14 de diciembre, 2023- La empresa líder en servicios de manufactura e…

• We govern for the interest of the majority. The Government of the Republic ensures the safety of travelers and protects employment in tourism. In this sense, we have taken urgent measures to solve the problems on the runway of the Daniel Oduber Quirós international airport. There is an emergency contracting procedure through SICOP under contracting number 2023PX-000239-0006500001. For transparency we inform that the companies Hernán Solís, MECO and Pedregal submitted offers. Only MECO and Pedr…

NEW “NATURAL MONUMENT ZONA DE LOS SANTOS” WILL PROTECT PRESENT ECOSYSTEMS, NATURAL RESOURCES AND PROMOTE BEAUTY OF THREE CANTONS- Hills with great water potential, scenic, cultural beauty and currently with tourism potential.- The new monument covers a total area of 1861.36 hectares.- The administration of the Natural Monument will fall to the municipalities of Tarrazú, León Cortés and Dota, in conjunction with SINAC. Today, the Chaves Robles administration announced the creation of the Zona de …

• Government presents projects: a bill for the authentic interpretation of Articles 67 and 77 of the General Public Procurement Law No. 9986 and another that consists of a Reform of said articles. • Although the Government of the Republic considers that the best route is the bill for authentic interpretation, it presents two alternatives so that the Deputies, within the framework of their powers, select the option that they consider most viable. The Government of the Republic presents to the leg…

UNEMPLOYMENT REACHES LOWEST LEVEL IN THE LAST 13 YEARS● Unemployment rate reached 7.7%, lowest percentage since 2010.● The trend continues towards the decrease in informal employment and the growth of formal employment.● Improvement in the quality of employment is reflected in the behavior of the indicators of underemployment, employment insurance and health insurance affiliation. The country's unemployment rate fell to its lowest level in the last 13 years according to the Continuous Employment…

The Ministry of Health is promoting a strategy that aims to generate actions and regulations to guarantee the safe use of fentanyl in the country and prevent the abuse of this substance. Fentanyl is a strong pain reliever, similar to morphine. Its use is allowed in Costa Rica in the form of an injectable or patch, but only with a doctor's prescription. Using it incorrectly, even in small amounts, can cause death. Among the actions sought are training police forces so that they know how to handle…

Regarding the case of the Nicaraguan Joao Maldonado, the Government of Costa Rica clarifies:1. The Directorate of Intelligence and National Security (DIS) does not have legal jurisdiction to provide protection and protection to Mr. Maldonado or any other person.2. It is completely false that the Directorate of Intelligence and National Security intervened in a home related to this case.3. There is no type of indication that in Costa Rica there is any cell organized and controlled by the Nicaragu…

The Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) is committed not only to providing timely and quality service, but also to transparently and detailed reporting on the progress of our strategy to rescue people who have been trapped for years on a waiting list. Therefore, we want to inform you that, according to the last cut made by our Medical Management, as of today, we have managed to reduce the average waiting time for surgeries to 432 days, which means a waiting reduction of 140 days. This histor…

As part of all the operations carried out by the Public Force in the country this year, 25,931 people have been presented in flagrante delicto before the Public Ministry. In addition, during the development of Operation Top 20, 7,500 people have been apprehended to date. This operation emphasizes the districts with the greatest operational need throughout the country and reflects positive numbers of police actions. All of this as a result of this administration's efforts to get criminals off the…

January 13, 2025 CP-004-2025The Government of the Republic makes a significant investment in the canton of Acosta and this Monday, the Minister of the Presidency, Laura Fernández Delgado, visited the canton to follow up on the progress of the works. The Costa Rican Social Security Fund invests 8 billion colones in the construction of the new Acosta health headquarters. A type 1 health area, for primary care. Additionally, on route 301 that connects Acosta de San José with Parrita de Puntarenas, …

• Strategic actions by ICE allow reduction approved by ARESEP. • Reduction benefits homes, commerce and industry. • Institute continues its efforts to provide sustainability to this measure and support the development of the country. January 8, 2025. January began with a reduction in electricity rates for the residential, commercial and industrial sectors, after the Public Services Regulatory Authority (ARESEP) approved - last December - the reduction requested by the Costa Rican Electricity Ins…

The President of the Republic, Rodrigo Chaves Robles, appointed this afternoon Mrs. Marta Eugenia Esquivel Rodríguez as Minister of National Planning and Economic Policy. Doña Marta is a lawyer, a career she decided to study inspired by her paternal grandfather, who was one of the first lawyers in San José. She was Minister of Labor and Social Security as well as Executive President of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund. Within her work experience, positions such as Labor Judge in the Judic…

• Operations took almost 9,000 people to Flagrant Courts. The Minister of Public Security, Mario Zamora Cordero, highlighted the reduction in homicides in 2024, in which it was possible to flatten the growth curve of the homicidal wave of the groups that are at war in the dispute over territories for the sale of drugs. “The challenge for 2025 is to continue with this effort, which the previous year left fewer homicides at the national level, when compared to 2023. It is worth highlighting the pe…

January 8, 2025. The summer of 2024 lasted seven months, marking one of the longest dry periods in recent years, which generated water shortages throughout the country. However, for 2025 the scenario is more encouraging: we will have a shorter summer, of only four months, as a result of the effects of the La Niña phenomenon, which has allowed more favorable conditions for the production of water and the supply of this valuable liquid to the country's homes. Although originally, the forecast was …

• AyA began a project to improve the aqueduct, whose investment will be more than ₡7,637 million • Project will allow the development of the industrial zone in Limón • The work will benefit more than 132 thousand inhabitants January 8, 2025. The Costa Rican Institute of Aqueducts and Sewers (AyA) began the project to expand and improve the drinking water supply system of the Limón aqueduct, a project that seeks to increase service coverage and promote economic development in the province. The wo…

11 thousand adults will receive their degree during the second BEE graduation, which will take place next Friday, December 13 at the National Stadium. With more than double the number of graduates than the first edition, this will be the largest graduation in the history of Costa Rica. The Program, which was born in this administration through the Education Route, is recovering thousands of students who between 1988 and until 2019 left the classrooms for various reasons and were not able to com…

• Awarded by PAHO. The Huetar Norte Region of Costa Rica was awarded the Malaria Champions award, awarded annually by the Pan American Health Organization to countries, member states or localities that have carried out outstanding actions in addressing malaria. The award is a recognition of the reduction in autochthonous cases that has been experienced in recent years, going from 378 in 2022, to 128 in 2023 and only 8 in epidemiological week 40 of 2024, which represents significant progress towa…

• The event will be free and will offer job opportunities for operator, technical and specialized positions. • Ten institutions representing academia will also participate, among other strategic allies such as the MEP, the INA, the MTSS, among others. San José, October 23, 2024. Next Saturday, November 2, 40 companies from various sectors will offer more than 1,000 job opportunities at the first Talent Costa Rica job fair outside the Greater Metropolitan Area (GAM), organized by the Promoter of …

The ferry service in Puntarenas is essential for attracting tourism, generating employment and economic reactivation, which is why this Wednesday, the Minister of the Presidency, Laura Fernández Delgado, held an important meeting with different Government institutions to guarantee the provision of the service. “We inform the population of Puntarenas and in general that in view of the great need to dredge the ferry terminal in Puntarenas, a series of measures will be carried out by the MOPT and J…

* Costa Rica strengthens its cybersecurity with historic investment and international cooperation The Ministry of Science, Innovation, Technology and Telecommunications (MICITT) reported on the historic 446% increase in investment to strengthen the country's cybersecurity and counteract the growing number of cyberattacks, which in 2023 alone reached 882 million attempts. This investment has allowed the creation of the Cybersecurity Directorate, incident response teams (SOC-CR and CSIRT-CR), the …

• 2,200 students are part of the Agricultural Modality • They use methodologies and equipment required by the labor market The MEP has 40 Professional Technical Colleges that teach careers in the Agricultural Modality using high-tech equipment. Approximately 2,200 students study: Agroecology, Irrigation and Drainage, Agroindustry, Agrogardening, and Agricultural and Livestock Production, in the Professional Technical Colleges (CTP) of: Limón, Orotina, Turrialba, Bagaces, Puntarenas and Turrubare…

• The month of July exceeded the visitation registered in the same month of the previous year by 7.2%. • Tourism employment also presents very positive figures during the first two Wednesday, August 21, 2024. With 239,368 visitors who arrived by air, July stands out as an exceptional month for tourism in Costa Rica. The figure represents an increase of 7.2% compared to last year. This increase positions July 2024 as the most outstanding in recent years compared to July from previous years …

The activity is free and interested people can register in the form enabled at www.ane.cr August 21, 2024. San José, Costa Rica. More than 1,000 jobs will be available at the “Brete Chorotega Fair” to be held on September 5 and 6 in Liberia, Guanacaste. On the first day, the fair focused on the tourism sector and the next day on construction, transportation and agriculture sectors. More than 20 companies will participate with vacancies for candidates with or without experience, in technical, o…

This afternoon, the Governing Council appointed Ms. Mónica Taylor Hernández as the new Executive President of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS). Taylor Hernández, 46 years old, is a professional with extensive experience of 24 years in public service, in institutions such as the Ministry of Finance and the Presidency of the Republic. She is a lawyer by profession, she has a degree in Law and Notaries, a master's degree in Public Law and a diploma in Tax Law. The new president of the Fu…

A total of 146 obstacles have already been eliminated since 2022. Within the framework of the “We Let You Work” initiative, the Government of the Republic reaffirms its commitment to economic recovery and the simplification of procedures, by announcing the elimination of six bottlenecks that hindered the development of the productive sector. This new elimination of obstacles comes as a result of the consultation carried out by the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Commerce (MEIC) to 16 organiz…

•Hiring will allow providing continuity of health services to more than half a million Authorities of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) insisted, this Wednesday at a press conference, on the transparency of the awarding of health service contracts at the first level of care that recently carried out by the Board of Directors of the institution and that will benefit 589,138 people in ten health areas of the Greater Metropolitan Area (GAM). The new contracts will be valid for the …

Wednesday, August 21, 2024. The Ministry of Health, the National Directorate of Education and Nutrition Centers and Children's Centers for Comprehensive Care (CEN-CINAI) and the Ministry of Public Education signed an alliance for the implementation of the Strategy for Health Promoting Educational Centers (CEPS). This strategy is designed with the objective of promoting healthy habits, preventing diseases and creating environments that support the physical, mental and social well-being of both t…