Visitor arrivals from Canada and Europe increased sharply over the past year, with US arrivals dropping, according to figures released on Thursday by the Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT). During the first semester of the year, Costa Rica received 14,900 Canadians more than last year, for a total of 130,815. Europeans, meanwhile, grew by 13,196 […]
Archives for August 10, 2017
Heavy rains turn the streets of Limón into rivers
The heavy rains from the last days caused the collapse of the sewers and floods in downtown Limón. Several people reported through social networks flooding on sidewalks, streets and shops located in the center of the province. The images even show vehicles affected by the large amount of water and the situation is likely to […]
Grecia the toucan celebrates a year of recovery
Yesterday, Grecia the toucan celebrated a year of recovery at the Zoo Ave animal rescue center in Alajuela. The bird, which lost part of its peak during an attack in 2015, was part of the launch of the program “Padrinos del Zoológico”, for companies and individuals to financially support the care and feeding of a […]
Costa Rica received 27% of foreign investment in Central America in 2016
On Thursday, he Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLAC) reported that Foreign direct investment (FDI) to Central America grew 3.7% during 2016 and totaled $ 11.833 million. The increase in investments to the two main recipients of the subregion -Panama, which concentrated 44%, and Costa Rica, with 27% – offset the drop recorded by the […]
Treasury debt was 22% higher than planned for the first half of the year
In the first half of 2017, the Ministry of Finance placed debt at ¢ 1.16 trillion, 22% more than announced in January (¢ 950 billion). 51% was placed in installments for more than 10 years. The government’s total debt to June 2017 exceeded ¢15 billion. This means that debt grew by 7% between December and […]
INA hierarchs to render accounts for millionaire trip to United Arab Emirates
The executive president of the National Institute of Learning (INA), Minor Rodríguez, will have to be accountable to the legislators for the millionaire expenses in foreign trips for officials of the entity. The Committee on Control of Income and Public Expenditure of the Legislative Assembly decided to summon Rodríguez, members of the Board of Directors […]