Two U.S. technology companies will expand their operations here and will be looking for staff for their finance, software developing, software quality and other information technology departments.
Unions leaders are threatening to call a general strike in late September or early October if lawmakers move forward with a bill that would eliminate public worker bonuses and cash incentives.
The Costa Rican Consumers Association is asking the Environment Ministry and lawmakers to ban aluminuim gas cylinders and to demand that gas companies replace them with tanks made of iron or polymer.
Job hunters increasingly are using social media to find out about about potential employers. But a company’s website is still the main source of information for most of them, a recent study found.
Classes will be suspended at 95 public schools across the country and public hospitals only will attend emergencies and lab tests. Porteadores, or private chauffeurs, will also protest starting at 8 a.m.
