Aracelly Segura, from Partido de Liberación Nacional (PLN), stated that some of the recent cases of animal abuse are fake and a bill to punish such a behavior is not necessary. Since there is a bill, there are hundreds of pictures of ugly, mistreated and injured animals. Some of these pictures come from real cases, […]
A committee is looking for funds to extract gold
A group from Guanacaste created a committee along with Coonaprosal and Coopeoro to request a 15-million-colones financing loan to Banco Popular y Desarrollo Comunal in order to carry out a feasibility study to build a precious metals’ processing plant in Abangares. According to Diego Matarrita, Coopeoro’s credits and savings manager, gold extraction is performed by […]
Legislators approved Alcohol Law amendment
Members of the Parliament approved, in a second reading, an amendment to the Alcohol Law so that the cost of municipal licenses to sell alcoholic beverages is based on the business’ size and gross profits. The initiative was proposed by William Alvarado, Partido Unidad Social Cristiana’s member, and the calculation also includes assets’ value. The […]
1070 teen moms have received a scholarship
1070 teen mothers have received sholarships due to an agreement between the Ministry of Education (MEP) and the Patronato Nacional de la Infancia (PANI). From February to July this year, they have received 100,000 colones every month in order to improve their life quality and to continue their education. Students can complete and submit the […]
Only 7 micro-entreprises use “Esencia Costa Rica”
Almost two years after the official launch of Costa Rica’s brand “Esencial Costa Rica”, only 7 micro-enterprises have achieved this certification. The amount is quite low when compared to the 36 large businesses that already have permission to use the brand in their products. The 7 micro-enterprises are: 1. Toribio: it is a Costa Rican […]
Costa Rica could be a cruise terminal
The Junta de Administración Portuaria y de Desarrollo Económico de la Vertiente Atlántica (JAPDEVA) is working on project “Puesto 5-7.” If achieved, Costa Rica could be a cruise terminal in the coming years. After Costa Rican cruises’ good response, the enterprise is aiming to create a specialized area to assist these ships. Currently, cruise ships […]