At least six avocado import companies seek a millionaire compensation, after the ban on importing Hass Mexican avocado, imposed during the Solís Rivera Administration. This Wednesday was the first day of trial in the Contentious Administrative Court in which the companies sued the State, because they say they were affected by the regulations implemented by […]
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Small hotels, restaurants and tour operators can use $50 million for business
Small hotels, restaurants in tourist areas, tour operators and small and medium businesses have new financing options to expand their businesses. From Thursday, the Development Banking System (SBD) will have $50 million for SMEs to ask for loans for up to $1 million each. The credits will have an interest of 3%, and repayment term […]
IAFA joins alert on the use of electronic cigarettes
The Institute on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (IAFA) joined the health alert asking people not to use electronic vaporizers and cigarettes. The Ministry of Health issued this alert after the death of 37 people in the United States due to the outbreak of the “Pulmonary Syndrome.” In recent years, the Nicotine Electronic Management Systems (SEAN), […]
Italian boy was paralyzed after alleged stingray attack in Costa Rica
An unusual emergency has an Italian family on tenterhooks. A 12-year-old tourist has been hospitalized without mobility in the lower extremities since October 20th, after allegedly being attacked by a stingray. The story was compiled by the Bolognese newspaper Il Resto del Carlino with several publications made between November 12th and 13th. It all happened […]
Nearly 90 out of 100 people have difficulty making ends meet
The State of the Nation Report 2019 reveals that Costa Rica has worsened in many areas in the last year. However, things are more delicate regarding family finances, according to the director of the State of the Nation Program, Jorge Vargas Cullel. The researcher said that two elements further complicated the situation in the period […]
Carlos Alvarado is one of the 100 most influential people of the future
The prestigious Time magazine included the President of the Republic, Carlos Alvarado, as one of the 100 most influential people of the future #TIME100Next, for his proposal to deal with climate change. The former Secretary General of the United Nations Organization (UN), Ban Ki-Moon, was in charge of writing the president’s review, in which he […]