The Cultural Cnter of Spain in Costa Rica was the epicenter of a series of profound reflections on water, one of the most valuable and threatened common goods on our planet. The sixth edition of E•CO/24 was an international meeting of photography and visual narratives that arrived in Costa Rica, […]
Daily Archives: December 11, 2024
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Costa Rica closed last year with 4,800 registered electric cars, according to the Safe Mobility Study 2024, prepared by Grupo Purdy and the Center for Urban Sustainability. Global figures indicate that one in five new cars sold last year was electric. This represents a total of 40 million vehicles of […]
The two fixed scanners donated by the U.S. Embassy to Costa Rica, intended for the ports of Japdeva in Limón and Caldera in Puntarenas, remain stored in boxes inside the National Air Surveillance Service facilities in Alajuela. The state-of-the-art equipment, which arrived in Costa Rica on November 15 and was […]
Francis Durman, a distinguished Costa Rican entrepreneur, has been honored with the prestigious Businessman of the Year Award by El Financiero. On Tuesday, December 10, El Financiero hosted the 27th edition of the EF Awards, a highly anticipated annual event recognizing exceptional contributions to Costa Rica’s business sector. The awards spotlight achievements in entrepreneurship, innovation, […]
Costa Rica has taken a significant step in wildlife conservation by addressing the growing issue of wildlife electrocutions in Santa Fe de Cóbano, Guanacaste. Officials from the Tempisque Conservation Area (ACT), responding to a citizen alert, intervened after an insulated power line used by animals to cross the street was […]
Q24N — Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a futuristic promise. 2024 marked a turning point in the laptop industry, with advances that a few years ago seemed like science fiction. “The true power of AI is not in automating tasks, but in amplifying human potential,” says Caroline Raimundo, Marketing […]
QCOSTARICA — The possibility of promoting new public-private alliances in the health sector is once again a topic of discussion at a critical time for the Caja Costarricense del Seguro Social (CCSS) The threat of resignation of 2,000 medical specialists in the coming days if their salary demands are not […]
QCOSTARICA — Although the numbers of the Costa Rican economy are positive, most consumers believe that this is not the best time to make large investments, such as buying a house or a car. The Encuesta de Confianza del Consumidor (Consumer Confidence Survey), conducted by the School of Statistics of […]
QCOSTARICA – In a few weeks, starting on January 1, 2025, platforms such as Uber and AirBnb, will be gathering additional information from their partners, people who make a few extra bucks by renting out spaces in their homes, giving strangers rides in their car or create online content for […]
QCOSTARICA — The paperless cross-border trade initiative was created within the framework of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Trade Facilitation Agreement, which seeks, among other things, the digitalization of the information flows necessary for goods and services to cross borders, abandoning paper and opting for digital systems such as electronic […]