Archives for December 2013

A woman traveling in the front passenger seat remained trapped for 35 minutes after a collision with a train, last night in Calle Blancos. Witnesses say the driver of the vehicle tried to pass and get ahead of the train, but his 2002 Toyota Rav4 became pinned by the train and dragged for 40 meters. […]

Rescate Animal Zoo Ave, which has a Facebook page with more than 28,000 subscribers rescued a total of 2,199 wild animals, stolen from their habitats in Costa Rica. Animals most commonly received by the center include monkeys, parrots and tortoises. Original Article in crhoy.com

Any urgent business with government agency should be concluded as soon as possible as Friday will be the last day that ministries, autonomous, semi-autonomous institutions and state enterprises will be open for two weeks. With few exceptions government employees will enjoy a vacation from December 23rd until January 3rd. Although the National Insurance Institute will […]

Nicaraguan Vice President Omar Halleslevens, is the first government official of the Ortega administration to comment on an arrest warrant issued by Interpol against Eden Pastora, also known as Comandante Cero. The remarks were picked up by Diario Extra in Costa Rica after they were published by a French news agency. Original Article in Diario […]

Immigration has announced that it will keep the border check point with Nicaragua at Peñas Blancas open for 24 hours on December 22nd and 23rd. Immigration has sent additional staff to all the borders, and say the crossing at Peñas Blancas is the overall second busiest, followed by Juan Santamaria Airport. Original Article in crhoy.com

In 2013, a total of $583 million in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) for high technology and light manufacturing, generated 7,123 new jobs. According to the Minister of Foreign Trade, a total 43 investment projects were responsible for the jobs and that growth in FDI exceeded expectations and the rate for the previous year. The announcement […]