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ICE Trust Confirms Funding for Hydroelectric Project Reventazón
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - To continue the Reventazón Hydroelectric Project, the National Electricity Institute (ICE) has signed a trust agreement with Scotiabank de Costa Rica in the amount of $1.4 million, which will be used for management,...
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Spanish Company to Build Wind Farm in Guanacaste
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The Spanish company Gamesa will be responsible for building a wind farm of 50 megawatts (MW) in the province of Guanacaste, which will be owned by the company Globeleq Mesoamerica Energy (GME).Gamesa will...
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Costa Rican Private Sector Workers Will Receive a 3.78% Wage Increase for 2014
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - A 3.78% increase shall take effect for all private sector minimum wage workers on January 1, 2014.The increase of 3.78% will be reflected in the first half of January, which means that for...
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Costa Rican Rice Strike Suspended
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The rice industry of Costa Rica suspended its intentional strike demonstration on Monday, January 6 because the President of the Republic, Laura Chinchilla, agreed to meet on Tuesday, January 7, at 6 pm,...
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Costa Ricans Will See a Hike in Fuel and Electricity Rates in January
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - A rise in the price of fuel and electricity tariff adjustment will hit the pockets of Costa Ricans during the first month of the new year.According to spokeswoman Carolina Mora, The Regulatory Authority...
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Costa Rica Implements Prison Expansion Plan in 2014
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - In the first half of 2014, the authorities of Social Adaptation will create 1,200 spaces intended to reduce overcrowding in the prison system.Prisons in Liberia, Perez Zeledon, and Pococí will be the first...
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American Gored During Zapote Festivities Making Full Recovery
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Derek Pepther, the American who was seriously injured after a bull gored him during the Zapote festivities, has successfully recovered in the Calderon Guardia Hospital. The American received several blows to his abdomen and...
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Costa Rica Closes 2013 with an Increased Fiscal Deficit
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The fiscal deficit of Costa Rica continued to rise during 2013 and in November reached 4.6% of gross domestic product (GDP), in a year marked by economic slowdown and increased inequality.Down from 5.1%...
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Costa Rica Declared the Only Central American Country with Low Risk for Conflict in 2014
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - This information was revealed by the prestigious British Economist in its annual report on "Risk of social conflict in 2014," the situation in which 150 countries were evaluated based on a series of...
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Costa Rican Firefighters Have a Historically Busy Year
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - With a few days left to finish by 2013, the Fire Department already knows it will be a record year in the number of incidents attended. The director, Héctor Chaves, said that across...
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