Producers from San Juan de Puriscal will benefit from the San Juand de Barbacoas de Puriscal Irrigation Project, covering 3.5 hectares of citrus, vegetable and flower crops. This initiative has a cost close to 26 million colones, which are financed with funds from the Integrated Water Resources Management Program, administered by the National Irrigation and […]
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Company seeks 70 bilingual employees
The Costa Rican Company Perfiles Tecnológicos wants to hire 70 bilingual employees with computer skills. Here are the profiles for the positions: – Bilingual people in English-Spanish, Portuguese-Spanish, French-Spanish. – Partner Incentives Specialist – Data Analyst – Global License Advisory Services – Senior Software Engineer – NetScaler – Software Engineer – XenMobile – Bilingual people […]
Public Force officers saved a woman from a machete attack
Last night, officers of the Public Force of El Roble, Puntarenas saved a woman who was about to be attacked by a man with a machete. The incident was reported on the public highway, near a site where the authorities carried out patrols. According to police reports, officers were alerted that a man armed with […]
80 thousand Costa Rican homes joined “Earth Hour”
A total of 80 thousand homes joined the global campaign “Earth Hour” in Costa Rican territory. Data from the National Center for Energy Control (CENCE) indicate that between 8:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, 32 thousand kilowatts were saved in the country. The initiative seeks to give a break to the planet and it’s […]
Small ash plume above Turrialba Volcano
Turrialba Volcano resumed ash emission after several weeks of silence. According to the latest report from the National Volcanological and Seismological Observatory (OVSICORI), the colossus has been emitting a small plume of diluted ash since dawn on Sunday. The activity has been almost continuous, rising to less than 500 meters above the crater and traveling […]
“Everything points at fraud,” says minister on failed trip to Mexico
Hiding, not answering calls, not canceling the charter flight and not having made a reservation in Mexican hotels indicate that more than 200 Costa Ricans could have been victims of fraud by the travel agency Continental Travel. When Costa Ricans in Mexico realized that no one came for them, some called the hotel and realized […]