The Magic Trees organization won third place in the Yo me Uno 2018 contest and managed to get the possibility of conducting a fundraising campaign through the system of the private bank BAC, with the project “Donate more than a tree”, where any person can donate through the web site Yo me Uno and 512 […]
Archives for March 2019
American Airlines team in Liberia is rewarded for its customer service
The American Airlines team at Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport in Liberia received the “Customer Cup” award, awarded by the airline for its performance in customer service during the fourth quarter of 2018. The competition for this quarterly award includes all airline stations around the world, grouped into categories according to their size and measures […]
No power in La Uruca on Friday due to service improvements
On Friday, the National Power and Light Company (CNFL) will suspend the power service near the Pozuelo factory, as part of improvements in the service. The intervention will take place between 7 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. The works will seek to make a voltage conversion, passing the circuit from 13.8 kV to 34.5 kV, which […]
Amount of credit cards increased 125% in nine years
The last quarterly study of credit and debit cards, with a cut as of October 31st, 2018, made by the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Commerce (MEIC) determined that, in nine years, the amount of credit cards in the country increased by 125%, from 1,326,754 cards in July 2010 to 2,984,769 in October 2018. Only […]
AmCham asks to accept OECD guidelines on public procurement
The Costa Rican Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) called on the Government to accept, immediately, the guidelines of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on public procurement, which seek to guarantee procedures open to the public. competition, non-discrimination and compliance with adequate transparency standards; all of the foregoing with the aim of guaranteeing the […]
CCSS won’t have vaccine against diphtheria, tetanus, and whooping cough
Although last week the Ministry of Health announced the activation of its protocols for the care and detection of pertussis, the truth is that there is a shortage of vaccine against this disease, as confirmed by the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS). Dr. Leandra Abarca Gómez, from the institution’s Epidemiological Surveillance, indicated that there […]