Yearly Archives: 2015

Rico

Program Seeks To Reduce Waiting Time For Travelers To The United...

(qCOSTARICA) Travelling to the United States from Costa Rica by air, especially for business, could be streamlined if the global entry program being discussed by the U.S. and Costa Rica embassies, is adopted. Through digital devices, Costa Ricans can expedite customs formalities, saving time. Under the program, travellers would present their...
Rico

Costa Rica Has 2.7 Million Registered Facebook Users

(qCOSTARICA) - Some 2.7 million people in Costa Rica have a Facebook account, according to a study by iLifebelt, which had been analyzing the use of the social media in the region for the last seven years. The study reveals that Panama and Costa Rica have the most users in...
Rico

President Solis Fears Higher Unemployment, Accepts Some Of The Blame

(qCOSTARICA) A possible deterioration in employment opportunities, particularly among the poorest areas of the country, has President Luis Guillermo Solis worried. He expressed his concern on Friday, after learning of the Banco Central's (Central Bank) 2015 national economy growth projections dropping from a forecasted 3.4% to an expected 2.8%. Solis said...