The Chamber of Industries of Costa Rica congratulated the Costa Rican Fire Department after the latter asked the Special Commission of the Legislative Assembly to be on the list of essential activities for which file 21.049 bans strikes. This is stated in a letter signed by the president of the Chamber of Industries, Enrique J. […]
Archives for August 29, 2019
Chamber of Commerce: Confidence index is the lowest of the year
Alonso Elizondo, executive director of the Chamber of Commerce of Costa Rica, said the Consumer Confidence Index (ICC) shows the lowest level of the year, which is almost as low as in November 2018. Through a press release they indicated that the results of the study, conducted by the School of Statistics of the University […]
Earthquake shook the South Zone and part of the Central Valley
A 5.0 magnitude movement, with an epicenter 14.4 kilometers southwest of Corredor de Corredores, in Puntarenas, shook much of the national territory. This was reported by the Costa Rican Volcanological and Seismological Observatory (Ovsicori), through its official social networks. The quake occurred at 5:17 pm on Wednesday and had a depth of five kilometers. The […]
Alvarado will make an official visit to Panama this weekend
President Carlos Alvarado, will travel to Panama on Friday and Saturday for an official visit, the Presidency of the Republic reported. Alvarado will meet with his Panamanian counterpart, Laurentino Cortizo, who assumed the power of that nation on July 1st. On Saturday, a meeting is scheduled with the representative of the High Commissioner for Human […]
Attention! Reduction in fuel prices will be effective as of Thursday
Starting at midnight, fuels will have new prices, after a reduction approved by the Regulatory Authority of Public Services (Aresep) at the request of the Costa Rican Petroleum Refinery (Recope). The changes represent a decrease of between 60 and 17 colones per liter in the different products distributed by the state company. The Chamber of […]
Dengue cases doubled in the country
Ticos let their guard down on the elimination of breeding grounds of the dengue-transmitting mosquito, so the cases doubled this year. According to the Ministry of Health, for August of last year 1,646 cases were reported and for this period the figure is 3,960 people affected, of which three were serious cases. The most affected […]