The country has already exceeded 500 homicides so far this year, after four violent deaths were reported during the last couple of days. The cases occurred in Limón, Hatillo, Barranca and Sarapiquí. There different victims received bullet impacts and died. The statistical data of the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) indicate that to date 502 homicides […]
Archives for November 20, 2019
Government will rush legislators with a plan to regulate transport platforms
The Executive Power will convene the bill to regulate the technological platforms for transporting people, such as Uber and the recent company that started operations in the country, DiDi. This Tuesday, the Minister of the Presidency, Víctor Morales, said that DiDi is urgently necessary for this plan and will therefore be summoned to the extraordinary […]
Businesses increase intention of expanding payrolls
The expectations of entrepreneurs to increase their payroll by the end of the year improved slightly compared to the third quarter of the year. The respite is still tenuous and the projections are still lower than a year ago, but at least it breaks the declining trend and represents an improvement. Thus, while for the […]
Country has the best survival rate to cervical cancer
Costa Rica is the country with the highest survival rate after the detection of cervical cancer. According to the report of the American Cancer Society, 78% of women survive in the country, followed by South Korea with 77%, China with 68%, and Canada, Estonia, Israel and Italy with 67%. The authorities of the Costa Rican […]
Legislators endorse project to reform basic basket
This week, the legislators of the Government and Administration Commission approved a bill that aims to reform the definition of the basic basket. The initiative seeks that the basic basket is made up of all the food groups that guarantee a balanced and healthy diet, as well as cleaning products, personal hygiene products and school […]
Multinational will offer 300 new jobs in Costa Rica
The company Bill Gosling Outsourcing, with headquarters in the United States, will expand operations in Costa Rica with an offer of 300 jobs for people who speak English. The Investment Promotion Agency in Costa Rica (Cinde) informed that those interested in applying should enter this link by clicking HERE. Currently, the company has hired 40 […]