Almost a year after the tragic plane crash in Nandayure de Guanacaste, the Public Ministry confirmed that the criminal investigation is about to be concluded. However, there are still no people being formally accused. The plane crash occurred on December 31st, 2017, when a small plane from Nature Air collapsed in the vicinity of the […]
Archives for December 2018
If you love astronomy, don’t miss out on this meteor shower
Are you passionate about astronomy? On December 13th, 2018, the Cientec Foundation will tour with the company Calypso Cruises, to see the Geminids, which are active from December 4th to 17th. The phenomenon reaches its peak at 6:30 am in Costa Rica. The Geminids will be the last meteor shower of 2018 and will have […]
Government plans to lower poverty by 2%
The Government of Carlos Alvarado set an ambitious goal to reduce poverty by at least 2% over the next three years. Costa Rica has accumulated more than 20 years of poverty levels stagnating at around 20%. On Tuesday, the Executive Branch presented the National Plan for Development and Public Investments 2019-2022 (Pndip). For the first […]
Court confirms legality of strike in the Judicial Power
The Labor Court of Appeals of the Second Judicial Circuit of San José reaffirmed the legality of the strike in the Judiciary. This decision was confirmed at noon on Tuesday by different unions of the institution, such as the Trade Union Front of the Judiciary, the National Association of Investigators in Criminalistics (ANIC), the Union […]
Employees of the Judicial Branch will return to work
The Coalition of Trade Unions of the Judiciary announced they will return to work after the strike at that institution was declared as legal. On Tuesday, the Labor Court of Appeals of the Second Judicial Circuit of San José reaffirmed the legality of the strike in the Judicial Power. The Coalition groups the National Association […]
Transnational Edwards Lifesciences seeks 370 new employees
Transnational company Edwards Lifesciences, from the health sciences sector, plans to hire 370 employees to continue growing in the country. There are vacancies in operational, technical and administrative positions. The positions available correspond to the areas of buildings, engineering, human resources, finance, technical training, supply chain and logistics, quality, purchasing, microbiology and chemistry. For the […]