On October 25th, members of the Chamber of Industries of Costa Rica (ICRC) participated in the Congress “4.0: Digital Revolution – High Tech-Intelligent Industry” held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel where they analyzed new ways to improve their productivity. Technological trends that integrate digitization like the Internet of things, networks and virtual reality with the […]
Archives for October 2016
Despite improvements, Costa Rica dropped 2 places in “Doing Business”
Although Costa Rica is on the list of economies that made progress in the facilitation of business last year, the effort was not enough and the country fell 2 places in the Doing Business 2017 index, presented on October 25th by the World Bank. The progress of the country regarding business climate outperformed all Central […]
A bill aims to regulate the size, color and placement of advertisements on public roads
Can you imagine San José without giant billboards? A bill aims to regulate the size, color and placement of advertisements on public roads. This is Further Adjustment Installation on External Visual Communication project presented by legislator Luis Vásquez. The initiative was presented in 2014 and it already has 7 alternative texts. The bill aims to […]
The Catholic Church made a decision regarding cremation
The Catholic Church forbade people to keep the ashes of dead people in houses or places that are not considered sacred (such as the cemetery or church). It also banned to scatter ashes in the air, land or sea. If the ashes are scattered, a funeral will be denied. Pope Francis validated the document entitled […]
Authorities expect a significant reduction in the number of homicides and violence
4 of the most important criminal leaders are behind bars. As consequence, law enforcement authorities expect a significant reduction in the number of homicides and violence at least in some of the most vulnerable areas of the country. “Pollo” and “El Indio” serve sentences due to drug trafficking. In addition, “Ojos Bellos”, along with his […]
Drugs traffickers are tempting and threatening park rangers
The little surveillance in the conservation areas of the country is aking that organized crime gangs take over the land that represent 25% of the national territory. These areas are used to cultivate drugs such as marijuana, as well as international trafficking of illicit substances which is facilitated by the geographical position, in the case of […]