The bill passed Monday by legislators to fight plastic pollution in the country does not satisfy the government. On Tuesday, the Minister of the Presidency, Víctor Morales Mora, admitted that the Executive Branch would have preferred a “more robust” legislation than the one passed in the first debate by 44 legislators on Monday. In terms […]
Archives for October 30, 2019
Government ignores warnings from Moody’s
The government plans to extend the benefits of rescue credit plans for non-salaried people, those who are working on informality or on their own. This was announced on Tuesday by the Minister of Planning, Pilar Garrido, in a transmission from the Facebook Live platform from the official account of the president, Carlos Alvarado. The transmission, […]
Agriculture ministers of the region discuss food security
The Ministers of Agriculture of the Latin American region met this week in the country to discuss food security. The meeting is organized by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA). Manuel Otero, director of this forum, said that throughout the week the leaders will talk about crucial issues of a key sector for […]
Strong earthquake shakes much of the Central Valley
A strong earthquake shook parts of San José at 12:50 p.m. on Tuesday. The movement had an intensity of 4.1, and 2.0 km South Southwest of Colón, Mora in San José, according to the report of the Vulcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica. The movement was felt in San José, particularly in the west, […]
Costa Rica drops seven positions in the Doing Business index
The country remains down in the ratings of the international indix that measure the competitiveness of the economies. Costa Rica fell seven places in the Doing Business index for 2020, published annually by the World Bank. In the measurement, Costa Rica moved from the 67th place in 2019, to the 74th in the general index, […]
US rejects Costa Rican pumpkins that were to be used on Halloween
The United States Office of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) banned the entry of a shipment of pumpkins from Costa Rica due to the presence of an insect pest. The discovery was made on October 4th in Wilmington, Delaware; however, it wasn’t officially communicated by the institution until the 24th. As explained by the CBP, […]