On February 2nd, a cooperation agreement was signed by the Ministry of Public Works and Transport, the Public Transport Council, the Costa Rican Railways Institute, the Regulatory Authority of Public Services and the Central Bank of Costa Rica in order to develop the electronic payment system project for public transportation. By doing this, it was established […]
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Authorities found 4 packages of compressed marijuana in a bus
The Forces Operational Support Group (GAO), found 4 packages of compressed marijuana inside a bus on Limón-San José route. Officers were conducting a road check in La Unión de Guápiles, when they decided to check the bus. During the operation, officers found a package in the trunk and it had no owner. When they checked […]
The “perfect” papaya has been improved: producers will be able to buy hermaphrodite plants
Researchers at the Plant Biotechnology Laboratory of the Center for Agricultural Research (CIA) have taken a new step in the development of Pococí hybrid papaya, known in the country as “perfect papaya”, a variety produced by the University of Costa Rica and the National Institute of Innovation and Transfer in Agricultural Technology (INTA). Scientists developed […]
More than 243 thousand mosquito breeding grounds in 2017
It’s never a good time to let our guards down, because the mosquitoes that spread diseases such as zika, dengue and chikungunya never rest. So far this year, the Ministry of Health reported 243,682 breeding grounds found in different parts of the country. Of these, 77,209 were eliminated and another 166,173 were treated by the […]
Project to merge financial superintendences
An initiative by legislator Ottón Solís, from the Citizen Action Party (PAC), to unify the four financial superintendences is making progress in the legislative assembly. The project was published on Tuesday in the Official Gazette, a necessary step to continue its path to meet the requirements. The legislator introduced the proposal, called MERGE, on January […]
Entrepreneurs can learn about finances for free
Entrepreneurs and rural students will have the opportunity to learn about management and finance for free. Pérez Zeledón, Quepos, and Coto Brus, are the places where the International University of San Isidro Labrador (UISIL) will hold lectures with essential issues for the development of small businesses. The activity, called “noches empresariales” (Business Nights), seeks to […]