Once again the red taxis protest against the Government’s position regarding Uber. After the demonstration, the union met at the offices of the Traffic Directorate, in order to file their complaints to the transport authorities. The leaders of the movement had a meeting with Mario Calderón, director of the Traffic Police. We are very worried […]
Sunday’s earthquake was followed by more than 300 aftershocks
After the 6.9 earthquake that occurred on Sunday night on the coasts of the Central Pacific, the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI) reported at least 300 aftershocks. The main tremor occurred at 8:28 p.m., with an epicenter 23 kilometers southwest of Jacó, in the canton of Garabito. However, hours later, multiple aftershocks […]
Costa Rican economy continues to slow down
According to the latest update of the Monthly Index of Economic Activity (Imae), estimated by the Central Bank, Costa Rica’s economy slowed down for the third consecutive month. The cycle trend series of the Index presented a year-on-year variation of 2.7% in September 2017, which led to an average growth for the first nine months […]
35% of companies complain about shortage of talent in Costa Rica
Despite the fact that 97,000 people started working last year according to the INEC’s Continuous Employment Survey, Costa Rican employers still have difficulties finding the talent they need in certain positions within their company. They constantly receive resumes from candidates, but very few or none meet the requirements for the vacancies. According to the Talent […]
New earthquake shook the country on Sunday
A strong earthquake of 6.5 degrees shook most of the national territory on Sunday night. According to the National Seismological Network of the University of Costa Rica, the epicenter was in Jacó in the canton of Garabito de Puntarenas, in the Central Pacific. The Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI) agrees with that […]
Upala and Guanacaste won’t rest from the rains
The residents of Upala and Guanacaste will have to be prepared because the rains will not stop, according to a report from the National Meteorological Institute (IMN). Some factors that were registered on Sunday morning like warm temperatures and the contribution of marine and mountain breezes generated the ideal conditions for the presence of rains […]