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Yearly Archives: 2015

Rico

Government Restricts Import of Cheaper Rice To The Country

QCOSTARICA - The government of Luis Guillermo Solís says it will restrict cheaper rice from entering the country by increasing the tax on the import of milled grain (shelled), from 35% to 62.06%. The Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Comercio (MEIC) holds that the purchase of cheaper grain from abroad threatens...
Rico

Was It Negligence Or An Accident?

The evidence of the shipwreck, while on a trip to Tortuga Island from Herradura, north of Jacó, carrying 109 people on board lies in 150 metres (500 feet) deep in the Pacific ocean. The EcoQuest boat sank Thursday morning when wind gusts of up to 60 km/h, and heavy swell,...
Rico

Wendy’s Shut Down In Costa Rica, Leaving 110 Out Of Work

Where's the beef? Certainly not at Wendy's in Costa Rica. At 11:00pm Thursday, the 10 restaurants of the Wendy's franchise in Costa Rica closed its doors, leaving 110 people without jobs, confirmed Wendy's manager of operations, Mario Carvajal. The closure shuts the doors at the four full scale restaurants located...