A reform of the Electoral Code proposes to prohibit the indefinite re-election of mayors, who could only opt for two consecutive terms in office. The initiative was proposed by Franklin Corella and Marco Vinicio Redondo, legislators for the party Acción Ciudadana (PAC). Corella explained that the ban would also apply to the deputy mayors, aldermen […]
Archives for June 2016
From containers to bus stops
Some containers were transformed into bus stops for the residents of Limón to wait for public transport in a safer and environmentally friendly way. APM Terminals donated 6 refrigerated containers, which were redesigned and assembled in the workshops of the Container Terminal RADA, a Costa Rican port services company owned by APM Terminals. According to […]
Buffalo production ventures into new fields
An organized group of 120 buffalo producers in the country has calculated that this activity has grown 1,166% in the last 42 years, according to estimates of the National Technical Unit, giving the sector more added value. According to Eddy Murias, producer, they are entering the market with meat, milk and cheese, but it is […]
Reventazón’s many angles
In the mountains that pirates climbed to loot on Cartago, near jaguars’ passage routes and where indigenous settlements were established thousands of years ago, now stands a majestic hydroelectric project, called Reventazón, almost ready to operate at full capacity. This mega project, located in Limón Siquirres, combines energy production, archaeological studies, environmental preservation and tourist […]
Legislators want to bury project that weakens INA
Legislators from different political parties seek ways to dictate a death sentence on the bill that would weaken the National Training Institute (INA) to create more bureaucracy. The initative they are trying to ban would take 15% of INA’s budget to finance the creation and operation of the Costa Rican Agency for Productive Innovation, Promotion […]
OECD is studying CR
According to Alexander Mora, Minister of Foreign Trade, 22 technical committees from Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are studying the country to see if it meets the standards to be part of the 35 member countries. These committees assess Costa Rica’s performance on issues such as tax, education, health, environment, trade, public governance, […]