Yearly Archives: 2015
Government Counts Job Offers at Job Fairs As “Jobs Created”
QCOSTARICA - The government of Luis Guillermo Solis tells us it has created more than 7.292 jobs in the first two months of the year, of which 5.750 were through job fairs.
But, employers offering jobs at the fairs say they cannot be counted as "immediate" jobs.
Following a job fair,...
Environment’s Plan Is To Remove Older Vehicles From Costa Rica’s Roads
QCOSTARICA - A plan by the Ministry of Environment and Energy (Ministerio de Ambiente y EnergÃa - MINAE) aims to remove from the roads of Costa Rica vehicles with emissions greater than 200 grams of carbon dioxide.
The program, Programa de Adquisición de VehÃculos Eficientes (PAVE) - Acquisition Program Efficient...
Nicaraguan Man Jailed In Error Freed
QCOSTARICA - Shakespeare asked, "What's in a name." A hapless Nicaraguan can tell you that freedom is sometimes the cost. Even with two last names in Spanish, he found himself spending a year and five months in prison, mistaken for a fugitive.
The Nicaraguan was arrested at a police checkpoint...