Chancellor and Vice President Epsy Campbell made strong accusations against Venezuela and Nicaragua this Monday at the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS). The words of Campbell were met with criticism from the Venezuelan Chancellor, Jorge Arreaza, who claimed there is an alleged change of discourse on the situation in his country […]
Archives for June 5, 2018
OECD highlights savings plan and suggests more taxes
The Secretary General of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Ángel Gurría, highlighted the public expenditure containment plan proposed by the new administration, while urging legislators to approve the draft Law on Strengthening Public Finance, in which the new taxes are contemplated. This Monday, through a statement on the official website of this […]
Blackboud Trasnational to operate in the country
Blackbaud, a multinational company that develops software for the cloud, announced on Monday that it chose Costa Rica to install its first digital technology center in Latin America. The company serves customers in 50 countries and maintains rapid growth in the world making this new center its most recent expansion announcement. For the first phase […]
Authorities suspend green alert in much of the country
The National Emergency Commission (CNE) reported that the National Meteorological Institute (IMN) suspened the green alert, due to the disappearance of the influence of the Subtropical Storm Alberto. According to the entity, the measure includes the following regions: North Zone, North, Central and South Pacific, Central Valley, and the Caribbean Region. However, the IMN and […]
Government offers assistance to Guatemala due to volcano emergency
Costa Rica offered help to Guatemala due to the emergency that this Central American nation is experiencing after the eruptions of Fuego Volcano that were reported since Sunday. On Monday, President Carlos Alvarado telephoned his counterpart Jimmy Morales to express his solidarity and support on behalf of Costa Rica. As one of the first actions, […]
Rains and winds saved Ticos from Sahara’s dust
Although it was expected that this week the dust from the Sahara would return to Costa Rica, the weather conditions did helped the Costa Rican population at least for this week. Daniel Poleo, meteorologist at the National Meteorological Institute (IMN), explained that due to the direction of the winds, the dust is heading further north. […]