If legislator María Ocampo Baltodano, has her way the province of Guanacaste which she represents, will have its own international port and free trade zone in Liberia. The port would be located in the area of Cuajiniquil, near Santa Cruz. But before this dream can become reality, there is a need for agreement with local municipalities and development associations to back the plan. [Foto courtesy of costaricahoy.info] |
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Couple Charged
With Slavery Of
Their Nicaraguan
Domestic
Employee
She was sixteen
when she came to
Costa Rica from
her native
Nicaragua with
the promise of
work. Yesterday,
at the age of
22, the girl,
now a woman, was
rescued from
being a domestic
slave for the
last six years.
Ortega In
Agreement For
Closer Ties With
Costa Rica
When the
attendance of
Daniel Ortega's
name was
announced during
Saturday's
inauguration
ceremony, the
Nicaraguan
president was
not in his seat;
the first
thought by many
was that he had
declined the
invitation that
had been
personally
delivered by
Chinchilla on
her trip to
Nicaragua two
weeks earlier.
Stay in Touch! Rental
GSM & 3G Phones, Data & SIM Cards, Prepaid
Phones & SIM Cards.
Killer Driver
Avoids Trial and
Possible Jail
A deal with the
Christopher Lang
family will keep
the drunk driver
who killed the
cyclist on March
14, 2010, from
going to trial
and jail.
120 Kg of
Cocaine And Drug
Traffickers
Nabbed At Costa
Rica - Nicaragua
Border
A load of 120 kilograms of cocaine hidden in a truck landed four men in
police custody
following an
investigation by
the Organismi de
Investigcaión
Judicial (OIJ) -
Judicial Police
- and a tip when
and and in what
the drugs were
being moved in.
Oscar Arias Came To
Office Alone, Leaves With Girlfriend
Oscar Arias came
to power in 2006 a single man, but
left four years later with girlfriend in
tow.
Confidence In
Tourism Up
Costa Rica's
tourism industry
sees a bright
future in 2010
as confidence in
the sector has
increase 48%
during the past
first quarter of
this year over
last.
Cyclone And
Hurricane Season
Expected To Be
Very Active This
Year
The hurricane
season in the
Atlantic is upon
us and this year
the Institutio
Meteorológico
Nacional (IMN) -
Costa Rica's
meteorological
service -
expects to be
affected by 15
cyclones, eight
hurricanes, four
of which are
expected to be
intense.
U.S. Educators
to Travel to
Costa Rica for
Environmental
Stewardship
Program
Toyota is
continuing its
legacy of
promoting
environmental
education in
schools and
communities
through the
Toyota
International
Teacher Program.
Twenty-six U.S.
teachers will
travel to Costa
Rica from June
18 – July 3,
2010 to study
global
conservation
issues with the
goal of
educating and
inspiring their
students about
the importance
of environmental
stewardship.
Manpower in
Costa Rica
Looking For 600
English Speaking
Employees
Manpower
announces the
opening of 600
jobs in call
centres in San
José, in various
sectors, cable
television
companies,
financial
institutions,
medical
officers, etc.
National Printer
Strikes Puts Hold On Laws, Decrees And
Notices
The government can pass all types of decrees
and notifications and the Legislative
Assembly laws, but none go into force until
their are published in La Gaceta, the
official government publication, since the
Imprenta Nacional (National Printer) workers
are on strike.
UNDER THE SUN
Getting Your Drivers
License In Costa Rica
With the obsessive traffic fines and
sanctions, foreigners living and/or working
in Costa Rica are best to get a Costa Rican
drivers license and avoid getting fined for
driving without a license, for you see any
foreigner outside of their “visitors” visa
is required to do so. |
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