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Flower sellers did not have a good business day on Mother’s Day

August 16, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Flower sellers were hoping to have a good business day, however, during these days sales were weak. They hoped that the demand would rise on Monday, but people only bought small bouquets and arrangements, so sellers won’t be able to recover their investment. Marineth Alpízar, who has been selling flowers for 15 years on Central […]

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Free Trade Agreement with Korea will benefit Costa Rica

August 16, 2016 by Staff News Writer

After concluding negotiations of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Central America and the Republic of Korea, exporters predicted that there will be benefits for a large number of products for instance tropical fruits, coffee and meats. However, there are still missing many things to discuss such as rules of origin, intellectual property, telecommunications, trade in […]

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The Attorney General’s Office will decide Uber future

August 16, 2016 by Staff News Writer

The Attorney General’s Office will decide Uber future: the Regulatory Authority of Public Services (ARESEP) requested the public prosecutor a legal analysis on whether Internet sites, electronic payment systems or technological applications can be blocked. In this way, the institution will deliver a legal interpretation on this issue, which will be evaluated by ARESEP. The […]

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Sellers: “Mother’s Day sales were not at their best”

August 16, 2016 by Staff News Writer

As usual, Costa Ricans decided to buy Mother’s Day gift in the last minute. As consequence, there are people who are still buying presents. However, according to sellers, sales weren’t at their best. Sales were better on Father’s Day. They weren’t as expected. We do not know what happened. We believe that people are looking […]

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7 year-old shot himself

August 16, 2016 by Staff News Writer

On Monday, a 7 year-old boy from San Francisco de Tinoco de Osa, in the South, died after shooting himself in the chest. The child was taken to the local clinic, but unfortunately he didn’t survive. The Costa Rican Red Crossa assited the child. They also confirmed the information, however, the details of how this […]

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The bill to reduce traffic in the capital city hasn’t been read

August 16, 2016 by Staff News Writer

The bill to control the number of buses entering the capital city in order to reduce traffic congestion hasn’t been read. It was planned that the project would be first applied in Desamparados, one of the most populous counties with more than 300,000 inhabitants. A month ago, Liza Castillo was appointed as Deputy Minister of Transport […]

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