On Saturday night, Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele ordered the diplomatic corps of Venezuela on to leave the country in 48 hours, giving his support to the head of Venezuelan parliament, Juan Guaidó. Venezuela responded in the same way, in compliance with the principle of reciprocity. The government of El Salvador expels the diplomatic corps from […]
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Almost six thousand tourists arrived this weekend in a cruise
This Saturday, the Hernán Garrón terminal in Japdeva, in Limón, received the largest cruise ship in its history, along with another large vessel. They brought 5,757 passengers and 2,650 crew. The biggest one is called Norwegian Joy, from Panama. It arrived at around 7:00 a.m. in Limón and set sail for Roatán, Honduras, at 4:00 […]
New route connects New York with Costa Rica
Minutes after 11 pm this Friday, the Jet Blue airline officially landed one of its planes at Juan Santamaría airport from New York, United States. This flight officially opens the connection between New York with San José and vice versa, thereby expanding the possibility of tourism in Costa Rica for Americans and Costa Ricans. This […]
Alvarado says the government wants to attack unemployment
President Carlos Alvarado says that the main challenge of his government is to reduce unemployment and defends the actions promoted by his administration in this field. According to Alvarado, his government has taken steps in terms of infrastructure and fiscal stability in this year and a half of management and admits that unemployment is an […]
Private sector celebrates approval of law to fight plastic consumption
The Costa Rican Union of Chambers and Associations of the Private Business Sector (Uccaep), celebrates the approval of the law to fight plastic pollution and protect the environment, approved on Thursday. This was communicated through a statement. With 39 votes in favor, the Congress approved in second reading bill 20,985 to fight single-use plastic pollution. […]
Congress approves banning straws across the country
With 39 votes in favor, the Costa Rican Congress approved in the second reading a bill to fight plastic pollution in the country. The most important points of the proposal – promoted by Erwen Masís, from the Christian Social Unity Party (PUSC), are: Public or private plans, programs, projects, strategies and ventures of circular economy, […]