Archives for July 16, 2017

A legal reform aims to increase the amount of resources that the Fund for Social Development and Family Allowances (FODESAF) allocates to the National Council of the Elderly Person (CONAPAM) and to the care of people with disabilities. The project would modify the Law of Social Development and Family Allowances to change the percentages of […]

There will be 15 Mexican dishes that will seduce you during the 10 days of Second Gastronomic Show in Barrio Escalante. The activity, organized by the partners of Paseo Gastronómico La Luz with the support of the Cultural Institute of Mexico, will be held from July 20th to 30th. Fifteen restaurants will be in charge […]

On Saturday, Turrialba Volcano erupted at 10:25 a.m. The gas plume rose 300 meters above the crater and 3640 meters above sea level. The eruptive activity is still in progress and no ash fall or sulfur odor is reported. The report of the eruption was issued by geologist Jorge Brenes of Ovsicori-UNA. crhoy.com

The pilot of a fumigation ultralight aircraft was unharmed this Saturday, after the aircraft crashed on trees. The events occurred in the town of La Roxana de Pococí, in the province of Limón. According to information from the local police, the pilot was uninjured from the accident. The reasons behind the accident are still unknown. […]

The Ministry of Public Education (MEP) expects that, just as it happened in 2016, this year there will also be a significant decrease in the number of students who do not return to school after the holidays. According to data from the Department of Statistical Analysis of MEP, last year they registered a drop in […]

The Costa Rican Chamber of Exporters (CADEXCO), together with companies UPS and RGX (Global Export Network) organized the international seminar “Purchasing process of small and medium importers of the Americas”, in which they announced the results of the 2017 UPS Business Monitor Export Index in Latin America study. According to the study, 47% of importers […]