Archives for October 8, 2018

This Monday had the lowest participation of Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) employees in the strike that began on September 10th. This was confirmed by the president of the institution, Román Macaya, who also said that they hope to “catch up” with suspended appointments and surgeries within a period no longer than four months. […]

The unions that maintain their strike call will demonstrate on Monday, October 8th, at Plaza de la Justicia, located in the Supreme Court of Justice, in downtown San José. This Monday is the 29th day of the strike against the tax reform. The concentration will start at 9:00 a.m. according to the announcements made in […]

The Secretary General of ANEP, Albino Vargas, said that this union and all its branches “do not give up” and will continue the indefinite strike. The message was given after a meeting at the union offices, where a call was also made to the directors to meet on an Emergency Advisory Council next Wednesday at […]

On the 26th day of the indefinite strike, the Project for the Strengthening of Public Finances was voted on in the first reading. More than 30 legislators voted in favor, while 22 voted against. On Friday night, some union representatives urged the strikers to continue with the movement, “visit” the homes of the 35 legislators […]

Dozens of families have left shelters in the Pacific after the red alert for heavy rains. However, there are still 1,109 people in 20 shelters. The National Emergency Commission (CNE), in coordination with the first response institutions, delivered food to each family leaving the shelter. Another work is the distribution of supplies by land and […]

On Sunday, the National Commission of Emergencies (CNE) made a general report of the damages caused by the rains in the last days in the Pacific. A man died after a tree fell on him on Thursday night. That is the only victim of the rains so far. However, thousands of people were affected by […]