China is calling on the Asia-Pacific zone to support its free trade proposals to face President-elect Donald Trump’s protectionist position. The creation of an Asia-Pacific Free Trade Area (FTAA) is a key, strategic initiative for the long-term prosperity of the region. We will not close the door to the outside world but open it wider, […]
Businessman gets the result of his entrepreneurship and boost Tilarán in a singular boat
The people of Tilarán had more hopes of seeing the mythical 30-meter snake (legend of the area) than of having a tourist boat for 150 people. However, businessman Gilberto Varela Mora, who arrived in Tilarán 40 years ago from Cobano, Puntarenas, had been thinking about the idea for a decade. Varela began to travel in […]
Costa Rican Legislators went shopping to Masaya market
The Costa Rican Legislators who visited Nicaragua, invited by the National Assembly of that country, visited the Masaya handicrafts market on November 19th, heavily guarded by police, according to La Prensa newspaper. The Legislators were greeted by Sandinista legislator Nasser Silwany. According to the publication, they were asked if the tour is a way to […]
Chancellor does not think Nicaragua will pay for the damages on Calero Island
Nicaragua must pay nearly 6 million dollars to Costa Rica as compensation for the environmental damage in Isla Calero. The payment’s deadline is December 16th, but Foreign Minister Manuel González stated that it would be “unreal” to believe that they are going to do it. It would be a great surprise that would be welcomed, […]
Red Cross is asking an update of Health’s protocols
After the death of former soccer player Gabriel Badilla in an athletic race on Sunday, the Red Cross called on the health authorities to update the protocols that must be followed in these events. Those who assisted the former player denounced the lack of trained personnel for that kind of emergency, since there was no […]
Is it safe to play in the water jets in Plaza de la Cultura?
Since the opening of Plaza de la Cultura in San José, the children are jumping and enjoying the jets of water that flow from it. By this time of the week, 4 days after the opening, parents even take clothes an towels to change the little ones when they finish playing. But how clean is […]