On Friday, a group of foreigners held a blockade on one of the border posts between Costa Rica and Nicaragua, a country that requires a visa for their admission. Law enforcement officials were present at the place to seek cooperation and announce that limiting freedom of movement was not allowed. As there was no response, […]
Mouthwatering chocolate fair!
Dozens of people who were passing by the students walk in downtown San José had the opportunity to literally lick their fingers with the wide variety of products in the Chocolate Fair. Adults and children did not resist to try the flashy and delicious chocolates that were exhibited by 35 small entrepreneurs, mostly from Costa […]
Industrialists worried about production and employment
After learning the results of the Continuous Employment Survey, which reflected a stagnation of unemployment, and the data of the Monthly Economic Activity Index calculated by the Central Bank, the union of industrialists from the Chamber of Industries of Costa Rica expressed their concerns about the projected growth of output and employment for 2016. The […]
Scotiabank updates its technological platform
The private bank Scotiabank de Costa Rica reported that its branches will be closed throughout the weekend and holiday because an internal update will run on its technological platform. The Scotia Online service and ATM network will also be interrupted in the same period. The closure applies to the 34 branches of the Bank. It […]
Complaint against Ministry of Finance for expensive electronic billing project
On Thursday, the Chamber of Information and Communications Technology (CAMTIC) filed a complaint for anti-competitive practices that affect the State and the private sector, against the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service Company of Heredia (ESPH). Otto Rivera, executive director of the group, explained that the electronic billing project was assigned to ESPH for […]
FA leader supports Ligia Falla’s advise to taxi drivers
The leader of political party Frente Amplio (FA), Edgardo Araya, supports the legal advice that Ligia Fallas, a legislator from the party, offered on Tuesday to the taxi drivers arrested during the protest against Uber. What I find outrageous is that it would be seen as a bad thing that they have an habeas corpus […]