As a result of the crisis generated by the spread of the covid-19, during the following three months companies in Guatemala will be able to defer payments to Social Security, Irtra and Intecap.
The boards of directors of the Guatemalan Social Security Institute, the Workers' Recreation Institute (Irtra) and the Technical Institute for Training and Productivity (Intecap), reported that the payments of employer's contributions for March, April and May were suspended, to be deferred in the second half of the year.
The renovation of a school in Panama, the construction of a training center in Guatemala and the building of a residential tower in El Salvador are part of the investments announced in Central America for the coming months.
The interactive system "Construction in Central America", compiled by the Trade Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData, includes an up to date list of public and private construction projects that are planned to be in the coming months.
Thirteen companies have been awarded contracts for the supply and installation of machinery and equipment for training centers in Jalapa, Jutiapa, El Quiche and Salama.
In total 20 companies submitted bids for the purchase and installation of 182 products. Global Tech SA submitted the highest bid of $246,000, while Zucchelli Alpha de Guatemala SA submitted the lowest bid for $6000.
In Guatemala economic operators do not have the necessary facilities for access to public information to be used as input for their business decisions.
With the aim of finding out about progress made in the implementation of the Law on Access to Information, Citizen Action, and Transparency International evaluated the performance of websites and the information units during 2013.
With an investment of $10 million, the next 18th of March will be the inauguration of the Technology Information Center (TIC).
Prensalibre.com publishes in its website: "Ricardo Méndez, coordinator of the Technology Development Programs Department of Intecap, commented that it is more than just an intelligent building, the new installation will be a wonder of technology dedicated to the formation of professionals in that area.
The Technical Training and Productivity Institute (Intecap) became the first institution to be certified by Microsoft in Guatemala yesterday.
Cesar Guillermo Castillo, manager of the institution, explained that the certification allows them to train more Guatemalans in Windows 2007 and Office programs - Word, Excel, Outlook and Powerpoint.