With help from China, Nicaragua plans to have two satellites in orbit by 2017
Nicaragua said it planned to have two telecommunications satellites in orbit by 2017 thanks to a project being carried out by satellite manufacturer China Great Wall Industries Corp., or GCWIC.…
Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) to be signed in February 2016
The dozen countries that concluded negotiations in October on the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement decided here Wednesday that the deal would be signed on Feb. 4, 2016, in New Zealand and…
US Coca Cola executive amongst those missing after helicopter crash on Costa Rica-Nicaragua border
US citizen James Scott Horrosberger, president of purchasing for the Coca Cola Company, is amongst the missing after a helicopter crash Tuesday on the Costa Rica-Nicaragua border that killed another…
Riteve wants to more than triple the cost of vehicle inspections
Riteve (RTV), the company that holds the government concession to provide annual mandatory motor vehicle inspections, sent a request to regulator ARESEP this week to more than triple its inspection…
Experts discuss ways to combat flow of counterfeit goods through Panama Canal
Experts attending a three-day International Trademark Association meeting that kicked off here Tuesday will discuss ways to combat the transit of counterfeit goods through the Panama Canal.…
Costa Rica construction sector makes surprise recovery this year
After witnessing a contraction in 2014, Costa Rica’s construction sector made a surprise recovery this year with positive growth, according to the Costa Rican Chamber of Construction (CCC).…
Citizen group presents thousands of signatures to President Solis calling for end to fuel monopoly
A citizen action group known as “No mas RECOPE” (No More RECOPE) has presented a proposal accompanied by thousands of signatures calling for a national referendum to end the monopoly…
Argentina signs pacts with China to build two nuclear plants
The governments of Argentina and China on Sunday signed several agreements to build the South American country's fourth and fifth nuclear power plants for an investment of $14 billion, government…
