The Alunasa company denied having any links with the food programs that would have served as a bulkhead to transfer money from drug trafficking to Chavismo, through Costa Rica. Through a statement sent on Wednesday, the company denied the information published over the weekend by the Spanish newspaper ABC in which it quotes an investigation […]
Archives for September 19, 2019
Business confidence falls to its lowest level of the decade
The confidence of the business sector fell to its lowest level in the last decade, according to the results of the most recent Quarterly Business Survey prepared by the Union of Chambers (Uccaep). The index accumulates 10 quarters of gradual deceleration. In the last measurement it reached a level of 5.3, while a year ago […]
Nearly all Costa Rican hospitals have structural problems
A study on hospital infrastructure in the country revealed that it is necessary to make improvements in electrical installations, reinforcement plans, architectural redesigns and earthquake risk reduction. The data was released by the Costa Rican Association of Hospital Architecture and Engineering (ACOAIH), which indicates that the 29 public hospitals suffer from serious infrastructure problems. Vania […]
Five fur babies rescued after devastating fire in Barrio Cuba
The Public Force together with the National Animal Health Service (SENASA) also worried about rescuing the affected animals after the devastating fire that occurred on Monday afternoon in El Pochote sector, in Barrio Cuba. According to the Commissioner with Adrián Noguera, deputy director of the First Region in San José, they managed to locate and […]
Technology companies will advise tourism companies
Experts from technology companies such as Trip Advisor, Google, Expedia and Amadeus will be in the country participating in the second edition of the Central America Innovation Tourism + Talk. This workshop is aimed at tourism companies so they learn about the techniques of use and exploitation of big data as a tool in the […]
Another strong earthquake shakes several areas of the country
On Wednesday morning, several areas of the country were shaken by a strong teluric movement. First, there was a slight movement that preceded a stronger earthquake, reported as felt at 5:23 am on Wednesday. According to information from the National Seismological Network, the tremor had a 5.7 intensity and its epicenter was 22 kilometers west […]