Local Companies Hope to Extend Phone and Internet Services in Costa Rica.
Three telecommunications companies have solicited authorization from the Superintendent of Telecommunications (Sutel) to offer phone and internet services to the Costa Rican public. If approved, this will be the first time that the ex-monopoly Costa Rican Institute of Electricity (ICE) will face competition in [...]

Filed under: Business on February 3rd, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Recent headlines suggest rising unemployment.
Remember that pizza guy who zoomed through the pouring rain at 10 p.m. last month to deliver you a fresh steaming hot pizza? He is currently unemployed, along with 129 other Domino’s Pizza employees in Costa Rica. I bet you wished you tipped better now. The job losses don’t end there, [...]

Filed under: Business on February 2nd, 2009 | No Comments »

The Buffer Zone Around Las Baulas Park is Marked in Green.
While the global economy and lack of available financing have caused a lull in construction in Jaco, including the termination of works already in progress, activists are also winning the fight to stop growth around an important marine park in Tamarindo. This latest effort recently [...]

Filed under: Business on January 19th, 2009 | No Comments »

Christmas Day. It’s a time for enjoyment, happiness and relaxing. However how about this year you swap your traditional home environment for a more spectacular setting, say a stunning white sandy beach in Manuel Antonio? Or maybe even a visit to the volcanic town of Arenal!

Filed under: Business, Costa Rica News on December 17th, 2008 | No Comments »

Costa Rican Coffee Producers Could Become Starbucks Associates
After a difficult year of sales, Starbucks is looking to widen its sphere of coffee associates within Central and South America. Coffee producers in both Costa Rica and Brazil were the first to show interest in joining the Starbucks coffee chain, as well as several companies in Colombia. [...]

Filed under: Business on December 16th, 2008 | No Comments »

60,000 telephone lines for 150,000 people. It doesn’t quite add up! But this is what is being offered by the Instituto Costarricense de Electridad (ICE) on Monday, Dec. 8. The Electricity Institute is Costa Rica’s only telecommunications service and currently enjoys being the only player in the market, much to the dismay of its neglected [...]

Filed under: Business on December 9th, 2008 | No Comments »

Million dollar loans, a new national football stadium and the construction of a China town in San Jose are just a few of the exchanges between two familiar nations. The Chinese-Costa Rican relationship has grown in leaps and bounds over the past year since the Latin American country switched its diplomatic ties from Tawain to [...]

Filed under: Business on December 5th, 2008 | No Comments »