Popular hotel chain Riu Hotels & Resorts is planning to open four new hotels in Mexico, Caribbean and Costa Rica and overhaul four more in the two years. “Apple Vacations has had a long and successful partnership with Riu Hotels,” said Sandy Babin, Apple Vacations’ Vice President of Marketing. “Since 1998, Apple Vacationers have enjoyed [...]
(RTTNews) – A Costa Rican diplomat who was abducted in the Venezuelan capital city of Caracas earlier this week has been released unharmed by his captors, Venezuelan officials said Tuesday. In a Twitter message posted Tuesday, Venezuelan Interior Minister Tarek El Aissami said the release of Guillermo Cholele, the abducted Costa Rican diplomat, was the [...]
Costa Rica will seek to sell at least $500 million in bonds abroad this year to help sustain economic growth and improve the Central American nation’s infrastructure, Finance Minister Fernando Herrero said. Costa Rica joined Trinidad & Tobago and Bolivia in announcing plans to sell benchmark dollar bonds amid near-record low borrowing costs in the [...]
San José, Costa Rica (PRWEB) March 13, 2012 Addressing the ICANN Public Meeting in San Jose, Costa Rica’s 49th President, Laura Chinchilla said, “The Internet is the hope of an integrated world without frontiers, a common world without controlling owners, a world of opportunities and equality. This is a utopia that we have been dreaming [...]
Saint Patrick’s Day is an annual feast day that celebrates the most commonly recognized of the patron saints of Ireland, and is generally celebrated on 17 of March. Legend has it that St. Patrick became the patron saint of Ireland for, among other things, raising the dead and driving snakes out of Ireland. In the [...]
Cummins Inc. , an engine maker based in Columbus, Ind., has formed a joint venture with Grupo Laeisz to distribute and service Cummins engines, generators and parts in a region that includes Costa Rica, El Salvador and Honduras. The joint venture will be called Cummins Centroamérica, according to a news release Wednesday. Laeisz has been [...]
(CNN) – Venezuelan voters hoping for an end to Hugo Chavez’s presidency head to the polls Sunday to pick a candidate to compete against him. The five opposition candidates vying for a spot on the ballot have agreed on one thing: supporting whoever wins the primary. The unified front could be a key weapon in the [...]
Brazil’s government adopting measures aimed at producing the first sustainable World Cup in history. By Nelza Oliveira for Infosurhoy.com RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Brazil wants 2014 to be the year the World Cup goes green. The road to a sustainable soccer competition begins with the 12 stadiums of the host cities. In order to [...]
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – The number of children working in dangerous or illegal jobs fell 14% in the past 10 years in the Dominican Republic – a remarkable turnaround from just a decade ago, when the country was called out for its high rate of child labor. Officials lauded the findings by the Labor [...]
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – The growth of the Brazilian economy, together with the shortage of skilled labor, is attracting more foreign workers to the country. During the first half of 2011, a record 26,545 work visas were issued to foreigners – an increase of 19% compared to the same period in 2010, according to [...]
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