The "import" of Chinese workers to work in a private project built by China's state-owned firm has sparked controversy, considered by local companies that it might open the door to unfair competition. Chinafecc Central America in January began work on a luxury condominium called Torre del Lago, in San José, for which it sought permits for one hundred Chinese workers, had the temporary work visas suspended this week at the request of the Minister of Labour, Sandra Piszk. [Foto. Costaricahoy.info] |
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Tránsitos Continue
Their Work To Rule Action
It's been almost a week now since officers
of the Policía de Tránsito (traffic police)
have stopped issuing traffic tickets in
protest, to pressure the government in
paying them their salary hike that ranges
between 13% and 43%, depending on years of
service.
Will The San José -
Caldera Be Shut Down? Deadline Fast
Approaching
The 48 hour deadline is quickly approaching,
as officials of the Ministerio de Obras
Públicas y Transportes (MOPT) anxiously
await the report by Autopistas del Sol, the
concessionaire of the San José - Caldera
highway, on its plan of action to make the
road safe.
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Costa Rica’s
Economic
Recovery Is
Picking Up
Speed, IMF Says
The Executive
Board of the
International
Monetary Fund
(IMF) completed
on May 28, 2010
the third and
final review of
Costa Rica’s
economic
performance
under a program
supported by a
15-month
Stand-By
Arrangement
(SBA) approved
on April 10,
2009.
Ex
Foreign Minister
Stagno Resigns
From UN Post
Avoiding
embarrassing the
new
administration
of Laura
Chinchilla may
have been the
motive behind
the quick
resignation of
former
Foreign Minister
Bruno Stagno
after it was
learned that he
had
self-assigned
himself the post of Costa
Rican Ambassador
to the United
Nations.
TEC Head Under
Investigation
For Embezzlement
The head of the
Instituto
Tecnológico de
Costa Rica
(TEC), Eugenio
Trejos, and four
others are being
investigated by
the Fiscalía
(prosecutor) for
embezzlement,
illicit
enrichment and
misappropriation
of funds.
Arenal Volcano
Has A New Cone
The Arenal
volcano has a
new cone,
according to
expers of the
Organismo
Sismológico y
Vulcanológico de
Costa Rica (OVSICORI)
and thea
Universidad
Nacional (UNA),
after a close
inspection of
the colossus.
Costa Rica On
Alert For Two
Tropical Storms
The Comisión
Nacional de
Emergencias (CNE)
says it is ready
to battle the
two tropical
storms that the
Instituto
Meteorológico
Nacional (IMN)
is forecasting
for the next 48
hours, that is
expected to dump
a lot of water
in all areas of
the country.
Steven Seagal In Costa Rica To Meet
Presidenta Chinchilla
Steven Seagal,
the American action movie actor, producer,
writer, martial artist, arrived in Costa
Rica Thursday night to take part in a
conference addressing the issue of public
safety in Costa Rica.
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