The Forces Operational Support Group (GAO), found 4 packages of compressed marijuana inside a bus on Limón-San José route. Officers were conducting a road check in La Unión de Guápiles, when they decided to check the bus. During the operation, officers found a package in the trunk and it had no owner. When they checked […]
The “perfect” papaya has been improved: producers will be able to buy hermaphrodite plants
Researchers at the Plant Biotechnology Laboratory of the Center for Agricultural Research (CIA) have taken a new step in the development of Pococí hybrid papaya, known in the country as “perfect papaya”, a variety produced by the University of Costa Rica and the National Institute of Innovation and Transfer in Agricultural Technology (INTA). Scientists developed […]
Costa Rica set another record in international arrivals
According to figures from the Costa Rican Institute Of Tourism, Costa Rica set another record in the number of international arrivals: they were 2,925,128 by all ports during 2016. There was a 10% increase compared to the same period in 2015. More than 70% of international arrivals were registered by air, which represents the main […]
Vargas: “if the Chamber rules in favor of Uber, we’ll start offering illegal services”
Taxi drivers celebrated the rejection of the Constitutional Chamber to the accusation presented by the Association of Free Consumers (ACL) against Judge Fernando Cruz. Rubén Vargas, from the Costa Rican Taxi Drivers Union, defended the magistrate’s actions and assured that the Chamber does the right thing by allowing Cruz to continue in the process. The […]
CACIA totally disagrees with the Costa Rica-Colombia FTA
The Chamber of the Food Industry (CACIA) expressed is total disagreement regarding the Costa Rica-Colombia FTA. According to José Manuel Hernando, President of CACIA, no reasons were found to justify a change in the delicate political and economic agreements that led to the closure of this bilateral negotiation. We know that some companies in the […]
Costa Rican exporters are part of Fruitlogistica 2017
Costa Rican exporters are part of Fruitlogistica 2017, a fair specialized in fruits, roots and tubers. More than 65,000 people are expected to visit the place. 14 Costa Rican agricultural companies will be part of the event that is taking place in Berlin, Germany. It has 2,800 exhibitors from 84 countries. The Costa Rican delegation […]