Randall Quirós, former Minister of Public Works and Transport (MOPT) has been assigned as campaign manager to the presidential candidate from the Social Christian Unity Party (PUSC), Rafael Ortiz. Quirós, who led the MOPT during the presidency of Pacheco de la Espriella (2002-2006), is supporting Ortíz instead of Rodolfo Piza, general secretary of PUSC. The […]
Archives for August 19, 2016
Baby with microcephaly tested positive for zica analysis
On August 5th, a baby was born with microcephaly at San Carlos Hospital. He tested positive for the first zica analysis. However, authorities keep studying his case. As confirmed by Rodrigo Marín, Minister of Health, it is a case in which the Nicaraguan mother spent the first 12 weeks of gestation in a community where […]
President’s whirlwind trip to the United States: migration and security issues
President Luis Guillermo Solís will travel on Sunday for a meeting with Vice President of the United States, Joseph Biden, on bilateral relations between Costa Rica and the United States, to be held on Monday. Solís will be back in the country by August 23th. Security, migration and climate change will be the central topics […]
El Indio’s defense attorney filed an appeal
Rafael Giroud, defense attorney of Marco Zamora Solórzano, better known as “El Indio,” asked for a reduction of the 70-year sentence that was issued to him on charges of drug trafficking, murder and conspiracy in February 2015. According to Giroud, the judgment was only based on different wiretaps, so the process should be reviewed. The […]
Direct employment in free zones increased 5% in 2015
The number of direct jobs generated by companies in free zones during the last year grew by 5%, reaching 82,000 direct jobs and 43,000 indirect jobs. Currently, there are 331 companies in this regime dedicated to the commercialization of goods and services, while staying in the country. Some of them have been operating in Costa […]
Technology and people with disabilities go hand in hand
Technology is improving conditions for people with disabilities. As a result, the equipment and software used by Stephen Hawking to communicate is being sold in Costa Rica. Some of these tools were exhibited on Thursday at the National Resource Center for Inclusive Education (CENAREC). The ExpoCenarec showed the technological advances for people with special needs, […]