Costa Rica is about to launch its first bus with a hydrogen-powered electric engine, a prototype that could open the doors to a clean transportation system that stops hydrocarbon imports. The bus developed by the Ad Astra Rocket Company in Liberia, 220 kilometers northwest of San José, has a hydrogen-powered electric engine stored in a […]
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Costa Rica and Peru Strengthen FTA Implementation
The first meeting of the Free Trade Commission between Costa Rica and Peru was held this Thursday, headed by Vice Minister of Foreign Trade of Peru, Edgar Vásquez, and Vice Minister of Foreign Trade of Costa Rica, Jhon Fonseca. The objective of the meeting was to advance adequately in the implementation of the treaty and […]
Unemployment rate remains stable
A significant increase in the number of people with work and a stable unemployment rate are the main findings of the Continuous Employment Survey (ECE), carried out by the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INEC). During the first three months of 2017 there is an increase of 68 thousand employed people, compared to the […]
Woman convicted for importing drugs from Costa Rica: “I wanted to be a good mother”
An Italian woman living in New York was sentenced to seven years in prison for being part of a drug trafficking network that imported cocaine from Costa Rica. Eleonora Gigliotti, co-owner of a pizzeria in the Queens neighborhood, was sentenced by the Federal Court of the Eastern District of New York on Wednesday. Her husband […]
Don’t let your guard down, zika is still here!
On Thursday, the Ministry of Health called on the population not to lower their guard in the face of the latent threat of the zika virus. The arrival of rains should alert people to eliminate potential breeding sites, in order to reduce the risk of spreading the mosquito that transmits dengue, zika and chikunguña. It […]
Alajuela opens first electric recharge center for vehicles
The Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE), in partnership with private enterprise and local government, officially authorized the first electric recharge center in Alajuela on Tuesday. The initiative is part of the three-station pilot scheme promoted by the Institute in conjunction with South Korea within the Intelligent Energy Cooperation Program. This second refueling center is located […]