Until today finish the deadline set by General comptroller (CGR) to 19.650 government officials for submitting a sworn statement of assets. Starting this year, there will only be accepted digital statements, not longer on paper. The new on-line system processes up to 400 statements per day on average and also security has been strengthened. After […]
Archives for May 20, 2016
Representatives will ask the Pope to oppose abortions
A legislative bloc comprised by 25 representatives will send a letter to Pope Francis to warn him about the Government’s plans for expanding abortion practice in Costa Rica. The representative Mario Redondo denounced the Government intents to extend abortion application against life. The letter will be signed for representatives of five parties, including some legislators […]
Government rushing to avoid a bad rating from risk agencies
Laura Garro, head of the legislative bloc of the governing party Partido Acción Ciudadana, urged the Legislative Assembly to start proceedings on essential topics and thus preventing a bad rating in September, this is when is expected risk qualifying agencies will arrive to Costa Rica for checking in on the country’s finances. Garro said that […]
Costa Rica will fly solo on HIV care
After 10 years of being assisted and trained in HIV care by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Costa Rica is finally ready to fly with its own wings. The agency helped strengthen the knowledge on issues such as adherence, biosafety, stigma and discrimination, health dignified, positive prevention, human rights, counseling and testing, […]
CCSS will discuss Civil Partner’s Pension for same-sex couples
In the following weeks, the directive board of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) will discuss whether to extend the benefit of the civil partner’s pension to same-sex couples or not. On My, 14th, the executives from the Health Insurance Regulations approved a reform to grant the benefit of family insurance for the LGBT […]
Alert on obesity starts a survey on students weight
Since May 2, school authorities have been taking weight and height measures of 750.000 students from 4.200 public and private institutions. The data will be compiled on the First Students Census on Weight and Height. This data will allow to the Public Education Ministry and the Health Ministry to understand how students are being fed […]