Tag: Working
Flexible Work Models are Gaining Popularity in Costa Rica
After a 2020 of uncertainty, companies are beginning to rethink their work format and the flexible model takes center stage, where office attendance is...
Advantages and Disadvantages of Working Only 4 Days a Week
One of the pioneers in establishing Saturday and Sunday as days off for workers was the American automaker Henry Ford in 1926, with the...
Tico Employers May Maintain the Reduction in Working Hours until Next March
Tico Employers may maintain the reduction in working hours until next March, thanks to the authorization of the National Legislative Assembly. This week, bill...
“Yo Soy Costa Rica” (I am Costa Rica), An Initiative that Adds On to...
With the slogan "Together We Are Stronger", the initiative "Yo Soy Costa Rica” (I am Costa Rica), promoted by the The Costa Rica News (TCRN) team, adds to global solidarity during the COVID-19 Pandemic
A Step By Step: How to Install Easily Ceramic Tile Floor at Home
If you’re looking to decorate your home but not sure of what flooring to go with, ceramic tiling is an option worthy of consideration....
ARESEP Proposes Drastic Electricity Rate Reduction for April
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - This morning the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (ARESEP) proposed to reduce electricity prices by up to 20%.
This reduction...
Get Your Build On: Costa Rican Cement Prices Could Drop 20% Thanks to New...
A new regulation that would extend the expiry date of cement (currently set at 45 days) will allow importing and selling cement at 20...
Costa Rica Singer Debi Nova Releases Her Latest Single ‘Cupid’ Just in Time for...
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The Costa Rican singer, Debi Nova, is betting on love with her new single "Cupid", which was released...
129 Abused Mexicans Rescued from Korean Textile Company Suspected of Being a Human Trafficking...
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Mexican authorities rescued 129 people, including six children, who were victims of sexual abuse and forced to work...
Vacation Catamaran Sinks Off the Coast of Costa Rica; 54 of the 98 Passengers...
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Tourists on a pleasure cruise had a terrible turn of events when the catamaran caught fire, stranding 98...
Amazon is Hosting a Job Fair This Week to Hire 200 New Costa Rican...
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Amazon Support Services in Costa Rica is holding a job fair on December 17 and 18 to hire...
Costa Rica Public Employees Will be on Break From December 19 to January 5
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – The year-end recess for the nearly 55,000 employees of Costa Rica’s central government will begin on Friday, December...
San Jose Park Employees Return to Work After Yesterday's Strike
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – The employees from the Municipality of San José resumed their work today, this after the strike held yesterday due to...
El Niño Saves Guanacaste From Having a Terrible 2014 Dengue Season
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – El Niño and the chikungunya virus are responsible for a substantial decrease in dengue cases this year around...
A Tica Takes on the Global Marketing of the Apple Watch
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - A Tica will be responsible for keeping the pulse of Apple Watch, one of the most recent launches of Apple.
It...
Over 40 Costa Rican Indigenous Families Will Receive New Homes
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – Some 41 families from different indigenous territories will get a new wooden house, thanks to the board of...
University Gray Water Recycling Project Could Solve Many Drought Issues
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – Drought and water shortages are factors that affect neighboring communities in Guanacaste and the Greater Metropolitan Area. Among those...
Navas Says His Goodbyes to Officially Join Real Madrid
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Keylor Navas has begun to say his goodbyes, sending messages to many of his peers in preparation for Real...
Behind on Your US Expat Taxes? Now’s the Time to Get Caught Up!
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - There are approximately 7.6 million Americans living and working overseas (over 50,000 in Costa Rica alone) and it...
Discovery Channel Producer Bitten by Fer-de-lance While Working in Costa Rica
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – A producer from the Discovery Network was bitten by a poisonous snake during a visit to Costa Rica,...
Costa Rican Government Accepts Proposal for Teacher's Unions
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – This morning, while about half of the teachers returned to school, the government reopened the doors for dialogue...
Women in Costa Rica Receive Business Management Training
by Ana Laura Cárdenas
Since last August, about 50 women from four communities in the district of Desamparados, San Jose, Costa Rica, have received Business...
Family Heads to Costa Rica for Adult Stem Cell Therapy
A child from the Bangor area will venture to Costa Rica to be the first person from Maine to have Adult Stem Cell Therapy...
Costa Rica’s Largest Telecommunications Operator Awards Airspan Networks 12.5 Million Contract
I.C.E. Has Undertaken a Substantial Residential and Business Subscriber Expansion of Next-Generation Advanced Services in the Country With Airspan's WiMAX Productsbr> January 20, 2009:...
Ending 4-year battle Costa Rica approves CAFTA
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Costa Rica is finally ready to join the Central American Free Trade Agreement after a four-year battle in...
