Archive for May 19th, 2006

Arias seeking to triple Arias Seeks Tripling of Yearly Foreign Investments

Friday, May 19th, 2006

By the A.M. Costa Rica staff   President Óscar Arias Sánchez says it is indispensable that the nation triple its estimated $600 million a year in foreign investment.
“We have to construct what we have left undone for many years,” said the president. “Costa Rica has to be more attractive,” he added, noting that a great weakness […]

Public Works and Transport Ministry Plans for Extensive MOPT Plans Extensive Road Repairs

Friday, May 19th, 2006

By Amanda Roberson  - Tico Times Staff
About $1 billion will be spent to repair 1,500 kilometers of Costa Rica’s highways in the next three months, according to a statement released yesterday by the Public Works and Transport Ministry (MOPT).
The ministry is already working on roads in the Central Valley provinces of San José, Heredia and […]