Pineapple: Container Inspection IntensifiedTuesday, February 9, 2021 In order to prevent drug trafficking, as of February 8, Costa Rica's General Directorate of Customs defined that all containers carrying fresh, organic pineapple and by-products of this fruit will be scanned by the Port Operator APM Terminals Moín. Dried and frozen pineapple, canned preserves, compotes, jellies, jams, pineapple puree or paste, juices, concentrates and pasteurized products are the sub products that will also be subject to these revisions. Costa Rica: Finishing Touches for Exporting Pineapples to ChinaTuesday, January 24, 2017 From February 13 to 17 the last technical mission by Chinese authorities will take place with visits to areas of production and packing plants in Guapiles, Sarapiqui, San Carlos and Upala. From a statement issued by the Ministry of Agriculture: Nicaragua: Mining Companies Increase InvestmentFriday, January 30, 2015 The concessionaire B2Gold expects to invest $44 million this year in the La Libertad, Santo Domingo and El Limón mines, while HEMCO SA plans to spend $14 million on the operation of the Bonanza mine. During the period 2013-2014 B2Gold extracted 197,808 ounces from El Limon and La Libertad mines, while HEMCO achieved a total production of 113,770 ounces. Nicaragua Offers its Mineral WealthThursday, February 28, 2013 An event in Canada will highlight the opening of the country for business, its pro-mines legal framework, partnerships between government and the private sector and investment opportunities in exploration and mining and non-mining activities. From a statement from ProNicaragua: Central America: Pineapple Exports up 14%Thursday, December 13, 2018 In the first half of the year, Central American countries exported pineapple for $583 million, 14% more than in the same period in 2017, mainly because of sales to U.S. companies. Figures from the information system on the Pineapple Market in Central America complied by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption="Click to interact with graphic"]
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Pineapple: Regional Sales UpMonday, March 21, 2022 For the third quarter of 2021, the value of sales in the Central American region reached $825 million, with the main buyer being the United States of America with $427 million, representing 52% of exports. Figures from the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption="Click to interact with the graphic"] Another Favorable Ruling for El Salvador in Mining DisputeWednesday, March 29, 2017 A new ruling by the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes requires the mining company OceanaGold to pay interest on the $8 million it owes to the Salvadoran State. From a statement issued by the Comptroller General of the Republic: Nicaragua Expects to Export $140 Million of GoldTuesday, March 23, 2010 The country’s mining industry expects to double its gold exports in 2010, its main destinations being the United States and Canada. The Central Bank of Nicaragua revealed that in 2009 the country sold 88.000 troy ounces, netting $81 million. Petaquilla Mine to Sell $45 Million Worth of Gold FuturesFriday, September 24, 2010 The mining project located in Panama has agreed the sale to Germany's Deustche Bank of 66,650 ounces of gold over the next five years. Petaquilla has announced that its production commitments with Deustche Bank represent only 6% of the projects total resources. Petaquilla Enters Leasing Agreement for $ 9.1 MillionWednesday, October 13, 2010 The gold mine project Petaquilla, located in Panama, agreed a leasing structure with a national bank for the purchase of heavy machinery. According to a company press release, the agreement was made between the bank and Infrastructural Development Panama, SA (PDI), a company's infrastructure subsidiary. Nicaragua: Gold and Silver found at Borosi MineThursday, August 19, 2010 Calibre Mining announced the results of their drilling program on the La Luna and Riscos de Oro projects within the Borosi Concessions. The company intercepted 2810 g/t silver and 17.85 g/t gold over 0.95 metres within a larger interval of 8.53 metres grading 384.86 g/t silver and 4.23 g/t gold. These were highlighted by the highest grade gold and silver assays intercepted to date by Calibre on the Riscos de Oro epithermal gold-silver project. Western Union doubles its Costa Rican workforceWednesday, June 4, 2008 Western Union, already the fifth leading employer in Costa Rica's services sector, is to add 600 more jobs with a move to new offices in San José's Forum II building. The new hirings will double Western Union's workforce to 1,200 by the end of the year. Western Union has had a presence in Costa Rica for 10 years. During that time it has invested US$9 million. Pineapple: Central American Exports Up 18%Friday, August 10, 2018 In the first quarter of the year, countries in the region exported $261 million worth of pineapples, 18% more than in the same period in 2017, mainly explained by sales to the United States and the Netherlands. Figures from the Information System on the Pineapple Market in Central America, compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption = "Click to interact with graph"] Drugs, Exports and Lack of ControlThursday, August 30, 2018 An activity that generates nearly $1 billion a year in Costa Rica in exports is being seriously threatened by the infiltration of drug traffickers, who are taking advantage of loopholes left open by the government because it does not have an adequate system for checking containers and registering exporters. The most recent seizure of 45 kilos of drugs that arrived in the United States in the corrugated bottom of 20 cardboard boxes of pineapples from San Carlos has once again set alarm bells ringing in the export sector, which has ceaselessly demanded that authorities to go back to the "in situ" review system of cargo, which used to be carried out before and stopped during the Solís administration. El Salvador: Oceana Gold Mining Conflict ContinuesWednesday, April 19, 2017 The Public Prosecutor's Office has frozen the company's property, vehicles and bank accounts, because it has not yet paid the $8 million plus interest owed from an international arbitration case which it lost to the Salvadoran State. From a statement issued by the Attorney General of El Salvador: |
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