A survey by the consulting firm Price Waterhouse Coopers (PwC) revealed that between 2016 and 2018 the number of companies -public or private- that reported having been victims of a crime (fraud, bribery, etc.) increased by 25%. According to the results of the study “Fraud and corruption, an analysis of its impact on organizations,” in […]
Archives for August 26, 2018
Food industry denounces serious impact of fiscal plan
The draft fiscal plan that is processed in the Legislative Assembly and that until this weekend exonerated the products of the basic basket from paying the value added tax (VAT) has made entrepreneurs of the food sector very unhappy, as they believe the rush in the way the initiative is being processed is causing a […]
Costa Rican hotel stands out as top 10 worldwide
Every year, Travel+Leisure magazine carries out the most important survey of the tourism sector with its readers with the aim of finding the best hotels in the world. This year, Auberge Resorts, in Hacienda Altagracia de Pérez Zeledón, ranked number 10 in the top 20 of the “World’s Best Awards 2018”. These awards are the […]
Sun Country will increase flights to Liberia
The US airline Sun Country announced that it will increase its flights to Daniel Oduber International Airport, in Liberia, Guanacaste. Starting in December, Sun Country will go from 38 to 53 flights from the twin cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul (in Minnesota, USA) to Guanacaste. The plan will run until March 2019. The 53 […]
Volunteers planted 75 trees in La Sabana
As part of a project for the rearrangement of La Sabana Metropolitan Park, more than 150 volunteers planted about 75 trees on Saturday. This was the third planting day that takes place this year and this time the volunteers came from the Costa Rican Gerontological Association (Ageco). Now, the project has more than 3,702 volunteers […]
San José screams against hatred and discrimination
This Saturday, hundreds of people demonstrated against hatred and the xenophobic events of last weekend, calling for peace and solidarity with the Nicaraguans who flee their country and the violent internal crisis in that nation. At 10:00 a.m. two groups of protesters left, from the University of Costa Rica (UCR) in San Pedro de Montes […]