HP layoffs shouldn’t affect workers in Costa Rica
Hewlett Packard plans to slash 30,000 workers from its workforce to cut costs, but HP workers in Costa Rica should have nothing to be worried about, according to HP Costa…
Amazon to hire more than 800 new employees in Costa Rica
Amazon Support Services, the Costa Rica-based subsidiary of US multinational, Amazon Inc., announced Wednesday an upcoming career fair and the availability of more than 800 new jobs at its two…
Why the whole world is on edge this week over US interest rates
Global financial markets are on edge this week. All of them.That’s because the US Federal Reserve will meet on Wednesday and Thursday to decide whether to raise record-low interest rates…
Costa Rica taxi drivers demand crackdown on Uber in weekend protest
Taxi drivers staged a protest over the weekend to demand that the government crack down on Uber in Costa Rica, where the ride-sharing service was declared illegal by a transportation…
Public unions organizing largest strike in decades; ICE union boss threatens journalists could face violence
Public sector union leaders convened a Monday press conference to announce a massive general strike in October, perhaps the largest in decades, during which ICE union boss Fabio Chaves issued…
Nature Air invests $2.5 million to double its fleet, says new Nicaragua, Panama routes coming soon
Costa Rica air carrier, Nature Air announced on Thursday the purchase of four additional aircraft to expand its fleet with an investment of US $2.5 million, which will double the…
Russia and Venezuela must work together to boost oil prices: Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin told Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro that their countries must team up to shore up oil prices, a spokesman for the Kremlin said, Reuters reported Thursday. Both…
CNFL asks for whopping 35.56 percent increase in electric rates
The Costa Rica state-owned power company that provides electricity to most of the San Jose metro area and surrounding suburbs, the National Power and Light Company (CNFL) has requested a…
