The United States has the highest expectations of job creation in the Americas in the second quarter of 2017, partly because of the optimism of its business sector regarding the policies of President Donald Trump. However, Costa Rica is also among the countries with a good environment to create new jobs, according to Manpower, with […]
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Snowstorm caused 4 flights from Costa Rica to the US to be cancelled
Four flights departing from Costa Rica to land in the United States were canceled between Monday night and Tuesday morning, following a snowstorm affecting the United States. Juan Belliard, director of Operations at AERIS, the concessionaire of the Juan Santamaría airport, said the first one was reported on Monday night. The canceled flights were supposed […]
3 new jails to be inaugurated this year
On Tuesday, the Ministry of Justice announced the progress in the construction of three penitentiary centers, which will be inaugurated in 2017. San Rafael de Alajuela, Pérez Zeledón and Pococí are the locations for these jails, which will be called Integral Care Units. The three new structures have a value of 66 million dollars. Building […]
Oil continues to fall
Oil prices dropped following the doubts about Saudi Arabia’s commitment to abide by the OPEC production reduction pact. The barrel of light sweet crude fell to $47.72 in contracts for April delivery. The market went on sale since investors learned a report that the Saudis increased their production in February by more than 10 million […]
The College of Physicians talked about the need to have more humanized-delivery practices
Both the College of Physicians and the Nurses Association warn about the need for more humanized-delivery practices without these endangering people’s lives, as happened with a woman in Coronado last January. The woman allegedly died due to a hemorrhage and now a man surnamed Gutierrez is under investigation. Apparently, the suspect has a master’s degree […]
An aircraft full of drugs
Minister of Security Gustavo Mata informed yesterday morning that the aircraft that fell at Finca Los Marín, in Parrita, was carrying drugs. In addition, based on the model of the aircraft, it is estimated that it could be loaded with 300 or 400 kilos of drugs. This was confirmed by the analysis done by the […]