The legislators are empowered to change the conditions of a commission of inquiry on the construction of temporary buildings in the Legislative Assembly and include in it an analysis of the actions of the previous president of the Congress, Gonzalo Ramírez. This was stated by the current president of the Legislative Assembly Carolina Hidalgo, after […]
Archives for August 2018
More than 350 cases of Hepatitis A in cantons of San José
So far this year, 362 cases of Hepatitis A have been treated in five cantons of San José, according to the records of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS). To prevent this number from growing, the authorities call for proper hand washing. The cases have been registered in the Central-South region of the country, […]
Joint efforts to stop food waste
Nearly 6% of global food losses and 15% of food waste are in Latin America and the Caribbean, according to estimates by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The product that is wasted represents losses for companies, generates harmful effects for the economy of the producers, for national food security and for the […]
President of PAC: “The rights of women are not postponable”
Neither the President of the Republic, Carlos Alvarado, nor the Ministry of Health believe it is a priority to sign the regulation for therapeutic abortion, a legal practice that women cannot follow because of the lack of clear guidelines. But the new president of the Citizen Action Party (PAC), Marta Solano, thinks otherwise, although she […]
No power in Zapote this Monday
The National Power and Light Company (CNFL) reported that on August 13th there will be no power in Pinto neighborhood, in Zapote, due to the construction of lines. The service will be suspended from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the sectors that include: • From Ópticas Popular to east of the Plaza Zapote Shopping […]
25th mega-operation was a huge success
The 25th national mega-operation was held on Friday night, which allowed the arrest of several people, as well as the confiscation of vehicles, weapons, and contraband liquor in several areas of the country. According to the report of the Ministry of Public Security (MSP), the mega-operation had positive results for the authorities, such as: • […]