The construction of public works is a slow process. An administration hardly has time to plan, seek financing, build and inaugurate a project, because the process takes more than 4 years. That is why each Government executes the projects that were left ahead by the previous administrations and plans what will come in the future. […]
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Legislator asks the President to intervene INFOCOOP
Legislator Francisco Camacho, from Frente Amplio, asked President Luis Guillermo Solís, to intervene the National Institute for Cooperative Development (INFOCOOP) and take corrective measures due to its current situation. The request was made in a letter he sent to the President signed by other legislators. According to Camacho, the request is due to a number […]
Costa Rica set another record in international arrivals
According to figures from the Costa Rican Institute Of Tourism, Costa Rica set another record in the number of international arrivals: they were 2,925,128 by all ports during 2016. There was a 10% increase compared to the same period in 2015. More than 70% of international arrivals were registered by air, which represents the main […]
Vargas: “if the Chamber rules in favor of Uber, we’ll start offering illegal services”
Taxi drivers celebrated the rejection of the Constitutional Chamber to the accusation presented by the Association of Free Consumers (ACL) against Judge Fernando Cruz. Rubén Vargas, from the Costa Rican Taxi Drivers Union, defended the magistrate’s actions and assured that the Chamber does the right thing by allowing Cruz to continue in the process. The […]
CACIA totally disagrees with the Costa Rica-Colombia FTA
The Chamber of the Food Industry (CACIA) expressed is total disagreement regarding the Costa Rica-Colombia FTA. According to José Manuel Hernando, President of CACIA, no reasons were found to justify a change in the delicate political and economic agreements that led to the closure of this bilateral negotiation. We know that some companies in the […]
Costa Rican exporters are part of Fruitlogistica 2017
Costa Rican exporters are part of Fruitlogistica 2017, a fair specialized in fruits, roots and tubers. More than 65,000 people are expected to visit the place. 14 Costa Rican agricultural companies will be part of the event that is taking place in Berlin, Germany. It has 2,800 exhibitors from 84 countries. The Costa Rican delegation […]