If a public consultation carried out by the Superintendence of Telecommunications (SUTEL) is approved, post-paid mobile customers will have to pay for the per data download. The initiative states that international telephone markets, internet connection, international roaming and telecommunications traffic are able to do so. In addition, mobile telephony would not have a post-paid rate […]
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Companies are analyzing the future of the life sciences industry
Life Sciences Forum, organized by the Coalition for Development Initiatives (CINDE), started on October 10th with the participation of about 400 entrepreneurs and foreign and domestic assistants related to the life sciences. The event was inaugurated by Vice President of the Republic Ana Helena Chacón, who expressed that such events are important because they allow innovative […]
Kivú will leave Simón Bolívar Zoo
Since it is an old lion, Kivú will be moved to a new place, where it will live with better conditions. Fundazoo must build, within two months, the new structure in Santa Ana Conservation Center, which will meet the standards Kivú needs and deserves. On July 12th, a report was filed. It was denounced that […]
The demand for construction permits increases in Limón
Some of the permits requested by the Board of Port Administration and the Economic Development of the Atlantic (JAPDEVA) are for a huge works that will improve the rainwater drainage system. Other permits aim to perform municipal works, such as road maintenance. Regarding the type of work, the highest concentration of square meters of construction […]
Buses fare will be cheaper in the country
The price decrease on buses fare shall apply starting on Tuesday October 11th after the 2.9% discount on the domestic tariffs decided by the Regulatory Authority for Public Services (ARESEP). The drop in the price is due to variations in the price of fuel and would be around 5 to 215 colones. As ARESEP pointed […]
There will be 27 million Alzheimer’s patients
A group of experts from Latin America will participate at the IX Iberoamerican Congress on Alzheimer to be held in Costa Rica from October 12th to 14th, at the Wyndham-Herradura Hotel. It was announced that in 2050, the region will have 27 million Alzheimer’s patients. The meeting will bring together professionals, academics, researchers and people […]