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 […]
Archives for June 2018
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. […]
The best coffee in the country is from Copey de Dota
With the criteria of 25 international tasters, the coffee of producer Luis Ricardo Calderón of La Bandera de Copey de Dota obtained the best score with the beans that will participate in the international Cup of Excellence 2018, the 11th edition of this auction via Internet on July 10th. The Calderón family grows their coffee […]