After a process that took more than 760 days, the Government finally appointed Marcelo Varela as Costa Rica’s ambassador to Turkey. This was confirmed by Chancellor Manuel González, who said that after a selection process they determined that Varela was the right person to hold the position since last December 1st, 2016. The agreement was […]
Archives for January 2017
Solís asked Arab authorities to be in charge of the construction of San José-San Ramón road
President Solís is not only asking for money for the reconstruction of the aqueducts in the cantons affected by hurricane Otto, he also made another request to the United Arab Emirates. The president asked the Arab authorities to be in charge of the construction of San José-San Ramón road. The work contract is now at […]
70% of companies will keep their payroll in the first quarter
Seventy percent of Costa Rican companies plans to keep their payroll intact during the first three months of the year and 22% plans to increase it, according to estimates by the Institute of Economic Sciences Research at the University of Costa Rica. The pattern is stable. We are talking about permanent employees,” said Gabriela González, […]
Beware! Criminals are using the skimming method to get your money
A group of clients from the National Bank suffered a silent crime: they lost funds from their saving accounts through the method known as “skimming” or data cloning. This scam mechanism consists of copying data and other information from the magnetic strip of a credit or debit card. Viviana White, a bank customer, was a […]
Minister Villalta apologized to the population
Minister of Public Works and Transport, Carlos Villalta, apologized to the population for the problems generated after the partial closure of the bridge over Virilla River. Villalta also asked for people’s patience, assuring that little by little things are going to improve in these 6 weeks. I ask a little more than a day and […]
What happened to the lagoons left by Hurricane Otto in Irazú?
After a month of becoming the main attraction of the Irazú Volcano National Park, the three lagoons and a small waterfall that formed as a result of Hurricane Otto have disappeared completely. The amount of rain recorded in 48 hours and the clay condition of the terrain facilitated the formation of the lagoons. But the […]