Costa Rica News
Wed, 26 Oct 2022 15:15:53 +0000Tourism group supports decition to collect VAT on home rental platforms
QCOSTARICA – The Tourism for Costa Rica group of entrepreneurs support the decision of the Ministry of Finance, in response to multiple efforts on its part and other tourism organizations, to force the technological platforms, such as Airbnb,...
Wed, 26 Oct 2022 13:33:07 +0000No drop in fuel prices, rather a huge hike may be on its way
QCOSTARICA – Last week, the regulatory authority announced another increase in fuel prices that would come into effect by the end of this week. However, that news may have been shared prematurely, for the Autoridad Reguladora de los Servicios P...
Wed, 26 Oct 2022 11:32:31 +00002022 Visitation to Guanacaste Airport Exceeds Total Pre-Pandemic Passengers
QCOSTARICA – The Guanacaste Airport (LIR) exceeded the visitation numbers in the first 9 months of the year, with respect to historical records. The number of passengers in transit -national and international- grew by up to 35% in the third qua...
Wed, 26 Oct 2022 11:18:41 +0000Migrants flow through Darien to Panama decreases “considerably”
Q24N (EFE) The arrival of migrants in Panama through the dangerous Darién jungle, the natural border with Colombia, “has decreased considerably” after the implementation of the new United States immigration policy for Venezuelans. This w...
Tue, 25 Oct 2022 13:04:15 +0000Airbnb and others must apply13% VAT starting November
QCOSTARICA – The Ministry of Finance (Ministerio de Hacienda) announced an update of the list of cross-border services that pay 13% Impuesto al Valor Agregado (IVA) – Value Added Tax (VAT), starting on November 1. Digital platforms Airb...
Tue, 25 Oct 2022 11:28:07 +0000Online Trading in Costa Rica
Britain is undoubtedly one of the best places in the world to be a trader. There are good regulations; the government supports the industry, many trading companies, and opportunities you can only find in other trading sanctuaries. However, taxes can ...
Tue, 25 Oct 2022 11:15:20 +0000Top 8 Sites to Buy TikTok Followers (Active and Real)
TikTok is one of the most popular social networks where people can create and share short videos. It is a platform where people are encouraged to show their creativity and share their unique ideas with the world. It also allows creators to earn mon...
Tue, 25 Oct 2022 11:09:09 +00002 Years prison for throwing cat off apartment balcony
QCOSTARICA – The Criminal Court of the Second Judicial Circuit of San José sentenced Gabriel Saborío Soto to two years in prison for causing the death of a cat by throwing it from the balcony of an apartment building, according to a video pos...
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 23:54:06 +0000MOPT rewards driving misbevioirs
QCOSTARICA – Did you misbehave, driving-wise, this past weekend? The Ministerio de Obras Publicasy Transports (MOPT) has you a deal, pay your ticket on time and get a discount. In a post on social networks, the MOPT explains that if you committ...
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 11:45:00 +0000Nicaragua signs cooperation agreement on atomic energy with Russia
TODAY NICARAGUA (EFE) Nicaragua’s Sandinista president, Daniel Ortega, authorized this Friday his ambassador to Russia, Alba Azucena Torres Mejía, to sign an agreement with Moscow “on cooperation in the field of non-energy applications of atomic...