QCOSTARICA — Costa Rica’s customs service (Dirección General de Aduanas) assures that everything is ready to begin collecting taxes on all purchases made online, from portals such as Amazon and China to large imports. The general directo...

QCOSTARICA — The leader of the Partido Liberacion Nacional (PLN) legislative faction, Oscar Izquierdo, harshly criticized President Rodrigo Chaves, saying that the President is inciting the population to violence if the Ley Jaguar (Jaguar Law) ...

QCOSTARICA — The administration of the resolution of Coopeservidores R.L. (known as CS Ahorro y Crédito), agreed to the definitive closure of 13 branches starting this week. According to a statement issued by the resolution, the branches in Li...

QCOSTARICA — During his election campaign leading to the 2022 presidential elections, Rodrigo Chaves promised to follow a course of fighting corruption. Contradictorily, the president’s proposals in his “Ley Jaguar’ (Jaguar La...

Q24N (DW) The aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars, failed harvests and oppressive tax burdens made life difficult for people in Germany at the beginning of the 19th century. Then came a tempting offer from the other side of the world — 77 hectares of ...