FLORIDA Ice & Farm, which ownsCosta Rica’s only large brewery,Cervecería Costa Rica, is planning toenter the vast U.S. market next month.The company will export...
ALTERRA Partners, the consortiumthat holds a 20-year contract to renovateand operate Juan Santamaría InternationalAirport, on Monday announced it plans toseek arbitration to solve the...
PRESIDENT Abel Pacheco and TzudanWu, Taiwan’s Ambassador to CostaRica, are expected today to sign the contractto build the long-awaited highwayconnecting the Northwest Central Valleycoffee...
THE Competition Promotion Officeof the Economy, Industry and CommerceMinistry (MEIC) has fined EmbotelladoraPanam-Tica, the national distributor ofCoca Cola brand soft drinks, ¢68 million($156,000) for...
CITIZEN Action Party, the country’sthird largest political party, has begun aseven-month nationwide discussion processthat will culminate with the drafting of theparty’s political platform for...
IN an effort to prevent juvenile crime,drug use, and sexual and other crimesagainst minors, the Ministry of PublicEducation began a program this month tofingerprint...
A special commission of top officialscreated to study new security measures atCosta Rica’s main ports this week reportedthat port security has improved dramaticallyin recent...
COMPUTER-chip manufacturinggiant Intel, in La Ribera de Belén, northwestof San José, last week began manufacturingits first chipsets.Chipsets are special componentsadded to computer motherboards toenhance...
THE Canadian company EBIBERTHIER, which administers the onlylandfill in the San José area, hasannounced it will continue operating, LaRepública reported.Presidency Minister Ricardo Toledosaid the...
HALF of Costa Rican voters couldcast their votes by electronic ballot in2006 if an agreement is formalizedbetween Costa Rica, Brazil and theOrganization of American...
