Costa Rican security officials are preparing to face a possible arrival of heavy weapons from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), starting next year. This was explained by the Minister of Security Gustavo Mata, who believes that these weapons have not left Colombia and that the shipment would arrive in the country by 2018. […]
Plastic in the oceans is enough to reach the Moon
The amount of plastic found in the oceans is enough to map the way to the Moon, back and forth, twice! According to research by the international conservation organization 5Gyres, five years ago it was determined that there are more than 269,000 metric tons and 5.25 billion plastic particles in the oceans. On Tuesday, representatives […]
Costa Rica to generate more jobs this year
The United States has the highest expectations of job creation in the Americas in the second quarter of 2017, partly because of the optimism of its business sector regarding the policies of President Donald Trump. However, Costa Rica is also among the countries with a good environment to create new jobs, according to Manpower, with […]
Snowstorm caused 4 flights from Costa Rica to the US to be cancelled
Four flights departing from Costa Rica to land in the United States were canceled between Monday night and Tuesday morning, following a snowstorm affecting the United States. Juan Belliard, director of Operations at AERIS, the concessionaire of the Juan Santamaría airport, said the first one was reported on Monday night. The canceled flights were supposed […]
3 new jails to be inaugurated this year
On Tuesday, the Ministry of Justice announced the progress in the construction of three penitentiary centers, which will be inaugurated in 2017. San Rafael de Alajuela, Pérez Zeledón and Pococí are the locations for these jails, which will be called Integral Care Units. The three new structures have a value of 66 million dollars. Building […]
Oil continues to fall
Oil prices dropped following the doubts about Saudi Arabia’s commitment to abide by the OPEC production reduction pact. The barrel of light sweet crude fell to $47.72 in contracts for April delivery. The market went on sale since investors learned a report that the Saudis increased their production in February by more than 10 million […]