A 79-year-old woman won an eviction appeal against the Ministry of Health, which ruled her house as “uninhabitable”. The Constitutional Chamber was in favor of the appeal and asked the entities involved to find a solution. The woman is a retiree from the non-contributory scheme and lives with her 2 children (46 and 49) diagnosed with […]
Archives for May 31, 2016
Costa Rican biologist led a study that found a potential new antibiotic
Costa Rican biologist, Javier Cerda Pizarro, from the Pasteur Institute, led a scientific research in France that discovered a new antibiotic molecule. The results of the study with mice were published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. Scientists were able to isolate the toxin Listeriolysin S, which was proven to be effective […]
WHO has little resources to fight Zika
The World Health Organization (WHO) has receives less than 13 percent of the required funding to combat the Zika epidemic and stop the virus from spreading. However, according to Nyka Alexander, WHO’s spokesman, this lack of funding will not have a major impact on the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro this summer. The organization rejected […]
Timber production contributes with 2% of GPD
According to a study by the Central Bank of Costa (BCCR), timber production and related activities contributes 2 percent of the country’s GDP. The report also contains land uses. The forest area grew 4 percent from 2008 to 2013. However, other kinds of land uses decreased. Crops and livestock areas were reduced by 7 percent and […]
Turrialba’s serious economic impact on agriculture
According to a report released by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG), ashes from Turrialba Volcano left millions in losses in agriculture. The ministry stated that 300 hectares were affected, and now milk production decreased between 20 and 30%. Juan Rafael Lizano, president of the National Chamber of Agriculture and Agribusiness, said the impact […]
“New economy” demands 6 changes in education
Greivin Salazar, an economist from Observatorio de la Coyuntura Económica y Social de la Universidad Nacional (UNA), made an analysis on the latest developments on employment issues, and came to the conclusion that the new economy requires several changes in education: 1 Ensuring the allocation of the constitutionally-established resources for education (8% of the GDP). […]