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Archives for July 29, 2016

The danger of getting quick loans

July 29, 2016 by Staff News Writer

They say that not everything that glitters is gold, and nowadays it’s common to find advertisements offering loans that you can get in a “simple way”. The amounts range from 50,000 colones to millions. Neither co-signers or rigorous requirements are required. The picture is great, but you might be about to make the worst financial […]

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OIJ suggests “rethinking” Animal Welfare Act

July 29, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Many sectors of the country, including Costa Rican authorities from Judicial Investigation Agency and the Public Ministry, are concerned about the first-reading approval of the Animal Welfare Act. The lack of budgetary capacity of the OIJ and the State would not allow them to work efficiently to implement the law, in the case of its […]

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Beware! Fake job offers

July 29, 2016 by Staff News Writer

William Allen Hospital, in Turrialba, clarified that it is not looking for patients’ care assistants as published on several social networks. Doctor Olga Álvarez, director of the hospital, explained that they only publish job offers on human resources’ official website. In addition, Álvarez said that this fake job offer has saturated the hospital’s telephone switchboard […]

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One month of HNN’s emergency status

July 29, 2016 by Staff News Writer

It has been a month since the National Children’s Hospital (HNN) made an emergency status declaration due to an increase in cases of respiratory diseases in children. The authorities of the medical center are considering not lifting the state of emergency, since in the last three years, the maximum number of cases is reached in […]

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Legislators ratified 2 extraordinary budgets

July 29, 2016 by Staff News Writer

After a second-reading approval, legislators ratified the first 2 extraordinary budgets for the second half of the year. The first budget is for 103 billion colones, which includes a reduction of ¢ 25,818 million, corresponding to increases in salaries and pensions that will not be used because they were calculated based on a rate higher […]

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Second-reading approval for anti-terrorism reforms

July 29, 2016 by Staff News Writer

On July 28th, the Legislature gave a second-reading approval for several legal reforms to criminalize terrorist financing and strengthen the fight against money laundering. The initiative, which received the unanimous support of 46 legislators, amended the Law on narcotics, psychotropic substances, drugs of unauthorized use, related activities, money laundering and terrorism financing. According to the […]

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