The Association of Tourism Drivers in Costa Rica (ASOTRANSTUR CR) joins the request of formal taxi drivers, to quickly resolve an appeal by legislator Otto Guevara, on the law regulating public transport. Juan Carlos Salazar, president of ASOTRANSTUR said that although they will not go to the streets, they join taxi drivers and all public […]
Archives for October 2016
Financial entities are analizing social and enviromental risks
The Superintendence of Financial Institutions (SUGEF) and the Development Banking project are promoting the training of 30 officials from financial institutions under the methodology of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to analyze the environmental and social risks. The initiative aims to support participants to improve their abilities to detect, evaluate and reduce risks through […]
Costa Ricans can help victims in Haiti
Hurricane Matthew brought death and disaster to Haiti. The most recent reports indicate there are at least 473 dead, 330 injured and more than 175,000 refugees in shelters, and more than 1.4 million people are now homeless. For this reason, international aid has begun to arrive and if you want to help, you now have […]
The OAS and Nicaragua are working together to conduct a fair electoral process
The Organization of American States (OAS) and the government of Nicaragua agreed to implement a forum of dialogue on the disputed electoral process that will take place in the Central American country. In a brief official statement, the OAS declared that secretary general of the organization Luis Almagro sent a report to Nicaraguan authorities about […]
Border towns of Costa Rica and Panama celebrate together
On Sunday, the border towns of Costa Rica and Panama joined in celebration of the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction. Both nations seek to raise awareness about the importance of community readiness to reduce the impact of disasters. Glauco Quesada, president of the Red Cross, explained they developed a border cooperation project with the […]
Reversible lane on Route 27!
Due to the long weekend for the Cultures Day celebration, on October 17th, the reversible lane will be applied on Route 27, heading to San José. It will take place from 1:00 pm to 7:00 from Pozón to Ciudad Colón. As consequence, during that time period, all vehicles will go to San José. The reversible […]