The governments of Costa Rica and Panama agreed to exchange tax information during a bilateral meeting held in a summit of Caribbean countries, which took place over the weekend in La Havana. The president of Costa Rica, Luis Guillermo Solís and his counterpart from Panama, Juan Carlos Valera, also agreed to work together to address […]
Archives for June 2016
Convicted child sexual abuser accsued of raping another minor
A felon convicted for child sexual abuse, was arrested on Wednesday on charges of raping a 8-year old child in Guanacaste. Witnesses reported that the man was seen with the naked child under a bridge in the Bebedero district of Cañas, and called the child’s mother. Later, police found the mother and her child at the scene. Police arrested convict Ronald Martin […]
Government will open two other centers for immigrant care
President Luis Guillermo Solís reported on national television that the government will open two new centers for the care of immigrants. The stalls will be set up in La Cruz, Guanacaste and Los Chiles, Alajuela. The first center for humanitarian aid for immigrants, located in Buenos Aires de Puntarenas, takes care of women and children, […]
Business link between 30 embassies, chambers and businesses
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 […]
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 […]