Sanitary authorities in Hong Kong are visiting Costa Rica to conduct an audit and study of the health system of Costa Rican companies interested in exporting their bovine and pork products to that market. The study results will be related to the official service and they will be based on a monitoring of the products […]
La Platina could be ready by March 15th
Minister of Public Works and Transport Carlos Villalta assured that Alfredo González Flores bridge, known as La Platina, will be ready by March 15th. He even indicated that he does not believe that it will be delayed beyond that date. The established date is February 28th. However, there could possibly be a delay and we […]
According to minister Mata, 18,000 is the ideal number
Security Minister Gustavo Mata said that Costa Rica needs 18,000 more police officers to fight crime and citizens feel safe. According to Mata, in order to have more officers on the streets, that’s the ideal amount. After obtaining 25 billion colones from the Legislative Assembly for the hiring of 1,500 police officers, the total number […]
The National Chamber of Farmers does not support the renegotiation of the FTW with Colombia
The National Chamber of Farmers does not support the renegotiation, or revision, as Comex now calls it, of the Free Trade Agreement with Colombia. As reported in a statement, they are not satisfied that the list includes sectors such as cattle, pigs, fish, flowers, coffee, oil and sugar, which are sectors where Colombia wants immediate […]
Moody’s announced the reduction of Costa Rica’s risk rating
Risk-rating agency Moody’s announced the reduction of Costa Rica’s risk rating. This is the second entity to do so this year, because Fitch was the first one to criticize the deterioration of the country’s public finances. This is extremely worrying, although it is not surprising. We have been insistently warning against the lack of decision […]
Electronic payment in public transportation is about to be a reality
On February 2nd, a cooperation agreement was signed by the Ministry of Public Works and Transport, the Public Transport Council, the Costa Rican Railways Institute, the Regulatory Authority of Public Services and the Central Bank of Costa Rica in order to develop the electronic payment system project for public transportation. By doing this, it was established […]