Security Minister Gustavo Mata said that Costa Rica needs 18,000 more police officers to fight crime and citizens feel safe. According to Mata, in order to have more officers on the streets, that’s the ideal amount. After obtaining 25 billion colones from the Legislative Assembly for the hiring of 1,500 police officers, the total number […]
Archives for February 10, 2017
The National Chamber of Farmers does not support the renegotiation of the FTW with Colombia
The National Chamber of Farmers does not support the renegotiation, or revision, as Comex now calls it, of the Free Trade Agreement with Colombia. As reported in a statement, they are not satisfied that the list includes sectors such as cattle, pigs, fish, flowers, coffee, oil and sugar, which are sectors where Colombia wants immediate […]
Moody’s announced the reduction of Costa Rica’s risk rating
Risk-rating agency Moody’s announced the reduction of Costa Rica’s risk rating. This is the second entity to do so this year, because Fitch was the first one to criticize the deterioration of the country’s public finances. This is extremely worrying, although it is not surprising. We have been insistently warning against the lack of decision […]
Electronic payment in public transportation is about to be a reality
On February 2nd, a cooperation agreement was signed by the Ministry of Public Works and Transport, the Public Transport Council, the Costa Rican Railways Institute, the Regulatory Authority of Public Services and the Central Bank of Costa Rica in order to develop the electronic payment system project for public transportation. By doing this, it was established […]
Authorities found 4 packages of compressed marijuana in a bus
The Forces Operational Support Group (GAO), found 4 packages of compressed marijuana inside a bus on Limón-San José route. Officers were conducting a road check in La Unión de Guápiles, when they decided to check the bus. During the operation, officers found a package in the trunk and it had no owner. When they checked […]
The “perfect” papaya has been improved: producers will be able to buy hermaphrodite plants
Researchers at the Plant Biotechnology Laboratory of the Center for Agricultural Research (CIA) have taken a new step in the development of Pococí hybrid papaya, known in the country as “perfect papaya”, a variety produced by the University of Costa Rica and the National Institute of Innovation and Transfer in Agricultural Technology (INTA). Scientists developed […]