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Monthly Archives: February, 2015

China helps boost Costa Rica’s beef exports

Exports of Costa Rican beef to China increased by more than 700 percent in one year, according Leonardo Murillo, a livestock research coordinator at the Costa Rican Cattle Corporation.

Costa Rica’s Six Most Popular National Parks

With nearly 2.5 million visitors in 2013 (the latest statistics available), Costa Rica’s diverse national parks system is the main reason many people travel...

Condoms at $755 show Venezuela reeling from plunging oil prices

"The country is so messed up that now we have to wait in line even to have sex."

Executive branch asks public banks for a full report on salary incentives and bonuses

Vice President and Finance Minister Helio Fallas announced on Tuesday that the government will conduct an evaluation of all salary incentives and policies at public banks, following an investigation by the Comptroller General's Office last month. The investigation found that salary incentives and bonuses are hurting credit options for people and for small businesses.

Coca-Cola CEO meets with Costa Rica president on expansion plans

President Luis Guillermo Solís and Muhtar Kent, CEO of U.S. soft-drink giant Coca-Cola, met at Casa Presidencial Wednesday morning to discuss the company’s expansion here and an initiative to incorporate more diverse producers into the company’s supply chain.

Both sides of the coin in real estate

Realty and the process of acquiring a property for a client are not unlike a coin. There are two distinct sides: the broker and the client. Both have their own needs, thoughts, wishes and motives. The process will be all the more enjoyable and mutually beneficial if we better understand one another.

Costa Rica Supreme Court cries foul on environment minister’s participation in Jairo Mora protest

Supreme Court President Zarela Villanueva criticized President Luis Guillermo Solís for not keeping his ministers in order following the acquittal of the suspects in the Jairo Mora murder trial on Jan. 26.

Albrecht Dürer exhibit sheds light on art, Renaissance… and the occult?

The Central Bank Museums have received a magnificent collection of original Dürer prints, which are arranged in roughly chronological order, and it is astonishing to see how a doubt young man gradually mastered texture and perspective.

In 2nd day of trial, Honduran judges say they acted in defense of human rights

Lawyers for the four judges dismissed in Honduras for objecting to the country’s 2009 coup clashed with adversaries from the government on Tuesday at the closing of a hearing at the Costa Rica-based Inter-American Court of Human Rights.

It worked: Lawmakers approve San José-San Ramón Highway construction bill, saving taxpayers $51 million

Just hours after President Luis Guillermo Solís stalled 19 bills to prioritize the passage of one, lawmakers on Tuesday evening approved a bill that authorizes reconstruction of a highway between San José and San Ramón.

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