The Government of the Republic will concentrate the talks with the industrial sector during the remainder of this and next week, after two bills related to plastic were removed from Congress, specifically the law to fight pollution by plastic and protect the environment and the law to solve the pollution by plastic waste. This decision […]
Archives for March 1, 2019
TCM starts operations to boost economy and improve competitiveness
The new Moín Container Terminal (TCM), operated by the Dutch firm APM Terminals, officially started operations on Thursday, with the promise of boosting the national economy and being the most efficient port terminal in Latin America. APM Terminals started its operations with the promise to improve the country’s competitiveness, for which it will take less […]
Legislators say no to more taxes
Although Carlos Alvarado announced the possibility of sending a new project that implies more taxes for the society, after this year, already several legislator already said no. The president argued that since mid 2018, Minister of Finance Rocío Aguilar warned that the project – which became the Public Finance Strengthening Law – solved part of […]
Four men arrested and one convicted for damages to the environment in Guatuso
The judicial and police authorities dealt with two cases of damage to flora and fauna in the canton of Guatuso. Four people were arrested and another one was convicted of the crime of draining wetlands. The most recent case occurred in Caño Negro Wildlife Reserve. On the site, the police arrested four subjects tried to […]
There are more than six thousand rare diseases in the world
February 28th marked the World Day of Rare Diseases, so medical authorities call for awareness of rare diseases and place them as a priority in the social and health agenda. Rare diseases are those whose frequency is relatively low: one case per two thousand or one case per 100 thousand, which are the rarest. Most […]
French family treated for measles left Monseñor Sanabria Hospital
The three French people who were hospitalized at Monseñor Sanabria Hospital in Puntarenas for measles were discharged on Thursday after a clinical and epidemiological decision by the doctors who treated them, and supported by the Ministry of Health. According to Rándall Álvarez Juárez, director of the hospital in the area, the French expressed their gratitude […]