Archives for December 2016

About 15 people from Barrio El Carmen in Guatuso remain in a shelter enabled by the National Emergency Commission (CNE), due to the rains that hit the area since Wednesday morning. Walter Fonseca, head of operations at CNE, said that the situation is under control. The official added that the family evacuated in Cuatro Bocas […]

In protest against the government, a rice grower from Bagaces chained himself in front of the main entrance of the Legislative Assembly, demanding industries to receive the harvest. Bryan Alpízar said his father is a rice grower and that he had problems delivering the harvest, “just like many other producers nationwide.” Accompanied by his relatives, […]

744 school cafeterias will remain open and will provide service until February 3rd. The Ministry of Public Education (MEP) declared that the cafeterias will be open from December 19th, from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm and from 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm. Some of them are located in indigenous populations or areas in poverty. The […]

From now on, Uber will inform users how much they will pay before they make the trip. The upfront fees are calculated based on traffic, weather forecast, trip distance and how many users and drivers are using Uber at that time. So, this process can take a few minutes, when the service is requested. Since […]

According to estimates by the Coffee Institute of Costa Rica (ICAFÉ), the harvest that has been collected (2016-2017) in all producing regions could fall by 12.5%, compared to the previous year.. The previous harvest (2015-2016) was 2.2 million bushels. The first estimate for this collection was 2.7 million bushels, but now it is forecast at […]

The Chamber of Exporters of Costa Rica (CADEXCO) reported a slowdown in sales abroad in production outside the free zones. According to the organization, if exports of goods are analyzed according to the regime, the free zone grew by 14% and the final regime only grew 1%. 1,649 million dollars are required to reach the […]