Officials from the National Marketing and Agricultural Development Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago (Namdevco) and the IICA Representation in that country participated in a study mission in Costa Rica to learn about the implementation of good agricultural practices. The recent visit sought to take advantage of the significant progress that Costa Rica has made in […]
Archives for April 2019
Trinitarians visit the country to learn about good agricultural practices
Officials from the National Marketing and Agricultural Development Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago (Namdevco) and the IICA Representation in that country participated in a study mission in Costa Rica to learn about the implementation of good agricultural practices. The recent visit sought to take advantage of the significant progress that Costa Rica has made in […]
Exchange rate keeps going up
After the downward behavior during the beginning of Holy Week, the exchange rate increased this Tuesday for the second consecutive day in the Foreign Currency Market (Monex). At 11.30 am, the exchange rate was around ¢603, about ¢7 above the close of the previous week. The fluctuation of the dollar is due to three factors: […]
OIJ, FBI and DEA look for “M1”, the high-profile Costa Rican who sent drugs to the US
Efraín López Mendoza, leader of the Revolutionary Movement of Organized Crime (Moreco) is wanted by the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) and the US police authorities of the FBI and the DEA. He is identified as Dante or “M1” and would be the leader of a gang that transported 2,250 kilos of cocaine to Guatemala, Mexico […]
Chavismo calls for demonstrations in response to protests led by Guaidó
On Monday, the ruling party called for demonstrations in Venezuela for April 27th and May 1st, the same days of the protests led by the opposition of Juan Guaidó in his offensive against the government of socialist Nicolás Maduro. We want to summon our militancy to two large mobilizations,” announced Héctor Rodríguez, leader of the […]
Public Governance Committee of the OECD admitted Costa Rica
The Public Governance Committee of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) granted a formal opinion on the entry of Costa Rica into the organization. Some of the main achievements are the advances in fiscal matters and public employment, which contribute to better governance and public management. The evaluation process led by the Ministry […]