The National Association of Educators (ANDE) called its affiliates to participate on a “great national strike” on August 8th. The demonstration will begin at 9 am, at La Merced Park, in downtown San José, heading for the Legislative Assembly. According to the union, the strike was called for several reasons, including dual education, pensions from […]
Archives for August 2019
This is what you need to know about Thursday’s protest
On their fourth day of strike, the employees of the health sector made the decision to take their protest to the streets. They will meet from 7:00 am in the vicinity of La Merced Park, in San José, and two hours later they will leave for the offices of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund […]
More than 19 thousand appointments lost to the strike
More than 19 thousand appointments were lost this Wednesday after the demonstrations of the unions in the health sector. This was reported at about 3:00 pm by the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS). The General Medicine service was the most affected, with more than 10,000 appointments lost. In Specialized Medicine, more than 6,000 appointments […]
Chamber of Commerce celebrates dual education approval
The Chamber of Commerce celebrated the approval in the first reading of the project that regulates training and dual education in the country. According to the Chamber, this initiative will contribute and to some extent face the challenge of youth unemployment and economic recovery. For the commerce sector, the challenge and the requirement is to […]
No material damage reported after Tuesday’s earthquake
The emergency authorities do not report considerable damage after the 5.1 tremor recorded on Tuesday afternoon. According to Sigifredo Pérez, chief of operations of the National Commission, there are currently no reports of damage caused by the earthquake. Pérez also said that the CNE carried out monitoring in surrounding areas, as well as in Alajuela, […]
Whirlwinds caused power outages and knocked down trees
Neighbors of the Central Valley reported several whirlwinds on Tuesday afternoon in the sector of Pavas and Heredia. This was confirmed by the Costa Rican Fire Department. According to Andrea Aguilar, supervisor of the Fire Department, there were trees falling and many short circuits resulting from this situation.” In addition, there is no record of […]