Archives for December 2018

The final count of damages caused by the strike against the fiscal plan also affected the Costa Rican Petroleum Refinery (RECOPE). Although the effects were low, the company reported a fall in sales of 3.4% during September compared to the same month last year. According to the Communications Office “the drop in sales last September […]

On December 5th, 3,320 kilos of solid waste were collected on national beaches, as a result of the efforts of more than 400 volunteers. This was the first edition of the Mega Beach Cleanup Marathon in which hundreds of volunteers collected waste and single-use plastics on 10 beaches simultaneously. The initiative seeks to reaffirm before […]

Hotel businessmen asked national tourists to take a series of measures so as not to run out of accommodation during this holiday at the end of the year. The Costa Rican Chamber of Hotels foresees an occupancy close to 95% in the various lodging places that are offered in the seven provinces of the country. […]

Legislators ruled on a proposal in the Agricultural Affairs Committee, which seeks to give more legal powers to the Coffee Institute of Costa Rica (Icafé) which would be the exclusive manager to issue certificates of origin and quality of coffee for export. This is part of project 21.163, which also requires the producer and beneficiary […]

This Thursday Catalina Crespo was officially sworn in as the new Ombudsman in Costa Rica, for a period of four years. Crespo, 44, is a psychologist by profession. She graduated in 2000 from the Autonomous University of Monterrey in Costa Rica. Years later, and thanks to a Fulbright Scholarship, she obtained a Master’s Degree in […]

An Italian man died on Wednesday night after being wounded with a knife while he was in La Sabana Park. According to the police report, Fuerza Publica officers found the man with stab wounds to his chest and abdomen. Red Cross officials took him to San Juan de Dios Hospital where he was pronounced dead […]