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Archives for July 2016
35 Illegal airstrips closed to end narco windfall
Drug traffickers have free reign over the skies of Costa Rica –especially throughout the Pacific Zone- with the dozens of clandestine airstrips, key elements to transport drugs and money. After the discovery of 35 clandestine airstrips between November and March, the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) has started to close them temporarily or permanently. Some […]
Costa Ricans still prefer cash, not cards
Despite the efforts of the financial authorities to promote electronic transactions and debit cards, 8 out of 10 Costa Ricans still prefer cash. This follows the study “Banking, finance and savings in Costa Rica”, conducted by pollster Unimer at the request of the Costa Rican Banking Association (ABC). Of the thousand people surveyed, 36.7% only […]
New wages for Costa Ricans
The new adjustments to minimum wages for the private and sector and for domestic servants came into force this month. As consequence, salaries should be a little higher. For those working in agriculture, livestock or fishing areas, tourism, services, trade transportation, among others, these are the minimum wages for a regular day: -Unskilled workers: 9,711.36 […]
PLN supports Christiana Figueres as U.N. Secretary-General
Rumors regarding Christiana Figueres’ nomination as Secretary General of the United Nations (UN) are increasing. The press release signed by members of Partido de Liberación Nacional (PLN) described Figueres’ outstanding contributions and huge experience at the multilateral level. Jorge Pattoni, PLN’s chairman; General Secretary, Fernando Zamora Castellanos and Ricardo Sancho Chavarria, International Affairs Secretary, are highlighting […]
Poas’ impressive eruption
Poas volcano in Alajuela recorded an impressive new eruption on Tuesday afternoon. According to Enrique Hernández, a specialist of the National Volcanology and Seismological Observatory (OVSICORI), this is the type of phreatic eruption they have seen since early May. “The lake is the balance between water and gases when they receive pressure and heat from […]