Between 50% and 60% of the waste produced in homes is organic, which means that it naturally degrades and should not be included in the traditional waste. Instead, it could be used to nurture plants and gardens. Julián Rojas, an academic at the National University (UNA), explains how to make compost with all organic waste […]
Archives for January 2019
More public infrastructure would inject dynamism to the economy in 2019
During 2018, Costa Rica faced an international environment characterized by the normalization of monetary policy in the United States and Europe, high volatility in international financial markets, an increase in the price of oil and political tensions between the United States and China, as well as in Nicaragua. Internally, the level of inflation remained within […]
Nicaraguan businessmen suspend protest banned by police
Business associations in Nicaragua suspended the call for a protest on Thursday in the capital, after the police denied the permit and accused them of participating in a failed coup to depose President Daniel Ortega. The decision has been made to suspend the call to march, to avoid endangering the life and integrity of the […]
Taxi drivers suspend strike and create commission to modify the bill
All the organizations of formal taxi drivers in the country met for five hours on Wednesday afternoon, with the aim of analyzing the government proposal contained in a bill that allows the coexistence of Uber and the regular taxi service. As a result of the meeting, they created a commission that will be responsible for […]
Exchange rate rises ¢2.4 and Central Bank intervenes
The average exchange rate rose ¢ 2.4 on Wednesday in the Foreign Currency Market (Monex), where wholesale operations are listed. During the day, a total of $21.3 million were transacted, of which $8.4 million were contributed by the Central Bank through an exchange stabilization intervention, due to excessive pressures on the exchange rate. The Central […]
Costa Rica recognizes Juan Guaidó as president of Venezuela
The national government recognized Juan Guaidó, president of the National Assembly of Venezuela, as the interim president of that country. The announcement was made through the official Facebook and Twitter accounts of the President of the Republic, Carlos Alvarado, who is on tour in Davos, Switzerland. Alvarado also called for new elections in that South […]