Climate change has doubled the number of natural heritage sites that are threatened with extinction, according to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), which called for “urgent” measures on Monday. Of the 241 natural sites classified as Unesco World Heritage, 62 are now threatened by climate change compared to 35 in 2014 […]
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Guatemalan national wanted to leave the country with 22 kilos of cocaine
A Guatemalan man was arrested on Sunday while trying to leave Costa Rica with 22 kilos of cocaine in a van through Peñas Blancas. Officials of the Drug Control Police (PCD) of the Ministry of Public Security intercepted the van and found the drugs hidden under the floor, in a metal structure attached to the […]
Taxi drivers protest again against Uber
Once again the red taxis protest against the Government’s position regarding Uber. After the demonstration, the union met at the offices of the Traffic Directorate, in order to file their complaints to the transport authorities. The leaders of the movement had a meeting with Mario Calderón, director of the Traffic Police. We are very worried […]
Sunday’s earthquake was followed by more than 300 aftershocks
After the 6.9 earthquake that occurred on Sunday night on the coasts of the Central Pacific, the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI) reported at least 300 aftershocks. The main tremor occurred at 8:28 p.m., with an epicenter 23 kilometers southwest of Jacó, in the canton of Garabito. However, hours later, multiple aftershocks […]
Costa Rican economy continues to slow down
According to the latest update of the Monthly Index of Economic Activity (Imae), estimated by the Central Bank, Costa Rica’s economy slowed down for the third consecutive month. The cycle trend series of the Index presented a year-on-year variation of 2.7% in September 2017, which led to an average growth for the first nine months […]
35% of companies complain about shortage of talent in Costa Rica
Despite the fact that 97,000 people started working last year according to the INEC’s Continuous Employment Survey, Costa Rican employers still have difficulties finding the talent they need in certain positions within their company. They constantly receive resumes from candidates, but very few or none meet the requirements for the vacancies. According to the Talent […]