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Costa Rica does not have great benefits from the FTA with China

August 23, 2016 by Staff News Writer

The signing of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Costa Rica and China was received by the productive sectors with optimism; however, after almost 5 year, the dynamism of the second largest economy in the world did not represent a significant growth in sales. Karina Lopez, coordinator of Market Research at Foreign Trade Promoter (PROCOMER) […]

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Foreigner arrested for illegal logging in Guanacaste

August 23, 2016 by Staff News Writer

The operational work of the security forces in Cuajiniquil Santa Cruz during this weekend led to positive results: police officers and officials from the Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE) seized 37 cedar planks, 31 logs of trees and a 4 × 4vehicle. A Nicaraguan national named Witt was arrested for the crime of illegal […]

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3 foreigners arrested with 200 kilos of cocaine in Banano River

August 23, 2016 by Staff News Writer

This weekend, in Westphalia (Limón), coastguards and Air surveillance gave a new blow to drug trafficking by intercepting a boat with foreigners who were transferring 8 packages with 25 kilos of cocaine each. The boat was carrying two Colombians named Morales (31), Moreno (40) and a Honduran man named Gómez (35). None of them had […]

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Volcán Tenorio National Park does not have enough staff

August 23, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Río Celeste is the main attraction of Volcán Tenorio National Park, located between two provinces (Guanacaste and Alajuela) and among 4 cantons (Tilarán, Cañas, Upala and Guatuso). In the last 5 years visits have increased. While around 2015, 60,000 domestic and foreign tourists went to the area, during 2016, that figure was reached. Marjorie Rojas, […]

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Unions announce a strike for the first week of September

August 23, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Most unions in the country met on Monday to set the date for a general strike that would be scheduled for the first week of September. The aim of the event is exposing their discontent with the bills for public employment, wage freeze and the creation of new taxes. This is the largest trade union […]

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Gang paid MINAE officials to grow marijuana

August 23, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Two officials from the Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE) were hired by a drug-trafficking family to grow marijuana at La Amistad National Park. According to the investigation, both officials had a long time working in the ministry. Their last names are Beita, (34 years old) and Morales (48 years old). The gang provided the […]

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