Archive for June 30th, 2008
Monday, June 30th, 2008
Costa Rica has named former assistant coach Rodrigo Kenton as the new head of the national soccer team, a spokesman for the Costa Rica Football Federation said on Monday.
Kenton, 53, who was in charge of Guatemala’s under-20 team, takes over from Hernan Medford who was fired last week after a long losing streak in the run-up to the 2010 World Cup qualifiers.
“Kenton will travel from Guatemala to Costa Rica on Wednesday and be officially presented as national team coach on Thursday,” national team spokesman Randell Vargas said.
Kenton coached the Costa Rican Olympic team in Athens in 2004 and served as assistant to Bora Milutinovic when the Serbian coached Costa Rica to a second-round appearance in the 1990 World Cup in Italy.
He also assisted Milutinovic in 1998 when he was coaching the Nigerian team in the World Cup in France.
Under Medford, Costa Rica went 12 successive games without a victory until they beat Grenada 3-0 on June 21 in the second leg of a World Cup qualifier. The two sides drew 2-2 in the first leg.
The win sent Costa Rica into the next round of qualifying against El Salvador, Haiti and Suriname.
Costa Rica has qualified for the World Cup three times.
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Monday, June 30th, 2008
Travel in groups - There is safety in numbers. Even if it is a family of two kids and two adults it is much safer to stick together as one. An example of traveling in numbers is the incident where a 70-year old ex-military gentleman killed a 20-year old mugger on a Costa Rican tour bus. When patronizing a bar, avoid requests of a local wanting to
Driving - If you are driving a rental car, ensure it is a 4×4 vehicle and the doors are always locked whether parked or driving. Park in well lit areas close to main roads. When stopped at stoplights, ensure one vehicle length distance from you and the car in front of you. To not stop and look at maps in areas that seem unsafe. Drive like a Costa Rican and not a tourist in order to not stand out. If you see an erratic driver you can report them to Policia de Transito. The roads in Costa Rica are in much poorer conditions than that of the US, UK or Canada. Many potholes are in the roads and coupled with rainstorms this can be extremely dangerous. Drive with caution. (more…)
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Monday, June 30th, 2008
After six years of having signed the Free Commerce Treaty, Costa Rica and Canada strengthen even more their commercial ties.
Relations have been extremely beneficial for both countries, proof of this being that exportations from Costa Rica to Canada have increased in 136% since the year 2002. Canada’s ambassador to Costa Rica has stated that his country places a great deal of emphasis in bilateral commerce. Over the past few years, an approximate investment of $463 million was directed towards Costa Rica by Canadian firms.
Currently, Canada has increased its demand for Costa Rican products such as pineapple, banana, organic products and flowers. One of the Canadian chain stores interested in increases their Costa Rican offer is Loblaws. There is also an “Exporters Mission” that will be carried out in September 2008 by Canadian firms. A meeting is also scheduled for next year in which the topic of services will be introduced into the treaty. (more…)
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Monday, June 30th, 2008
In today’s highly competitive outsourcing market, a closer proximity to the United States , Central Time Zone and Spanish language capability as an added value are now considered almost basic requirements when making a decision on what call center to use for your important project. Leaving this to chance is not even an option anymore.
Many of the offshore call center agents are bilingual in their native Middle Eastern or Asian language which is difficult to the North American ear. Whereas Spanish is more useful and practical as a second language for potential untapped markets throughout the North, Central and South American populations as well as those countries where Spanish is either a primary or secondary language. This aspect alone has made Costa Rica a very attractive “near-shore” outsourcing solution. (more…)
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