The percentage of people over 60 who are outside the labor force grows every day, according to the report on the situation of the Costa Rican labor market for the second quarter of 2016, by the School of Economics at the National University. Although researchers from the Observatory of Economic and Social Situation from UNA […]

Once again, the gender gap that tarnishes the workforce in Costa Rica is highlighted. Six out of ten bosses are men and only four are women. This was revealed by the latest report prepared by the Labor Professionals Observatory (OLAP) of the National Council of Rectors (CONARE). This inequality is not a typical reality of […]

The National Emergency Commission (CNE) maintains 2 shelters in Cañas and Aserrí, with 20 people each, due to the floods that occurred on Tuesday as consequence of the strong downpours. Walter Fonseca, head of operations of the entity, said that some alerts have been reported in Tilarán, Cañas, Bagaces, Nandayure and Santa Cruz de Guanacaste. […]

The Consumers Association of Costa Rica demanded Agriculture Minister Luis Felipe Arauz to establish the date of the census for bean production, which would be done through an agreement with the National University and using drones. On May 26th this year, Arauz set the startup of the census for July. The idea was to start […]

The National Chamber of Bus Drivers Association (CANABUS), sent an open letter to ARESEP to reiterate their request for a hearing, which they asked for a few months ago, with the aim of exposing the economic reality of the sector and its internal work system. In the letter, the union formally asked the regulator and […]