On June, 5th, there will be a business meeting with more than 30 embassies, commercial offices and bilateral chambers, in order to establish direct contact between representatives of different countries and Costa Rican businessmen. The event, called “Business Link”, is organized by the Chamber of Foreign Trade of Costa Rica and Representatives of Foreign Companies […]
Archives for June 6, 2016
Costa Rica’s birding tourism
Costa Rica ranks fifth worldwide as a favorite place for bird watching. This has allowed the country to become an important business nest for bird watching. Hence, the the National Bird Route was launched, consisting of 12 sites from which people can access specific observation points with high diversity of birds. The Costa Rican Tourism […]
International experts help to fight cancer
International experts are helping Costa Rica fight against Human Papillomavirus (HPV). Representatives of the National Cancer Institute of the United States and Harvard University are consulting the Guanacaste Epidemiology Project, now called Costa Rican Agency for Biomedical Research (ACIB). The Institute is a pioneer in the global research on cancer. Its work has focused on […]
5 arrests and 8 Km of gillnets for illegal fishing
Since the fishing ban was implemented in the Gulf of Nicoya last month, the National Guard has seized about 8 kilometers of gillnets and arrested five captains for being linked to illegal fishing in the area. However, the authorities notice a decrease in illegal fishing and attribute it to a greater awareness from local fishermen, […]
The victim of a convict on probation lacks money to feed her children
A 25-year old woman can’t breastfeed her newborn son as a consequence of taking antiretrovirals to prevent HIV infection after being raped. The mother, who lives in poverty, doesn’t have enough money to buy processed milk to feed the infant. The alleged perpetrator, identified as Cháves Ramirez, was serving a sentence for aggravated robbery. Prior to be […]
Agriculture safety director allegedly resigned for political pressures
The director of the state phytosanitary service (SFE for its acronym in Spanish), Francisco Dall’Anese resigned on Thursday night, after some agricultural businesses asked for his dismissal. Two weeks ago, the SFE started to inspect pineapples for exports at the port, when it had only done so in plantations and packaging plants. According to the […]