A study by US researchers found high levels of mercury in shark meat sold in markets of Heredia and San José. The study analyzed 170 samples of muscle tissue from sharks and stingrays taken from fish markets. Samples were taken for 5 days in September 2014. The research was conducted by researchers O’Bryhim Jason and […]
Up to 1% of workforce are subcontracted employees
Only 1 percent of private workers are employed as subcontracted, according to the 2015 companies national survey. There are 433,000 workers with contracts for an indefinite time, which represent 96 percent of the workforce. The remaining 3 percent have fixed-term contracts. Most positions offered in the form of subcontracts are jobs in private security, cleaning, systems […]
School lunch supplier suspended for selling horse meat
A supplier of the school lunch program was suspended after a study found it has been distributing horse meat to schools in Cartago. The supplier was suspended on May, 25th and the authorities are preparing other legal actions against the producer. According to the National Production Council (CNP), the provider met all the requirements to […]
Civil society groups supplied goods to victim of rape
Many individuals and organizations collected food and other baby care products for a young mother from Limón who was recently raped by a convict on a parole. The attack happened one-week after the woman, had given birth to her third child. The mother can no longer breastfeed her child because she’s on medication to prevent […]
Youngster survived by playing dead
A 15-year-old boy pretended to be dead to avoid being strangled in an assault in which his 12-year-old cousin wasn’t so lucky. The attack occurred on Sunday at Banderas de Pocosol in San Carlos. The assailants are allegedly two Nicaraguan brothers named Solís. The deceased victim was dragged by the neck with a motorcycle and […]
Social Security demands 53,740 million colones in courts
The Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) demands 53,740 million colones of worker-contractor fees from delinquent companies. This money is requested through 4,436 claims filed between January and April this year. Currently, 13,809 active companies owe 56,251 million colones. However, the biggest debt comes from 55,161 inactive firms that owe 131.243 million colones. According to […]