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12,000 people visited Expo Animal Welfare 2016

August 3, 2016 by Staff News Writer

12 thousand people went to the Expo Animal Welfare (EBA) 2016 that took place in two malls in the country last weekend. It was a fair in which dozens of organizations and companies dedicated to the care of animals gave pets a space in the aisles of Multiplaza del Este and Escazú. In addition, the […]

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Woman is being investigated for unlawfully charging maternity leave

August 3, 2016 by Staff News Writer

An official of the Calderón Guardia Hospital received more than 2.5 million colones for a maternity leave that apparently was not hers. Although the 28-year-old woman named Rodriguez had a daughter in March 2014, she took the payment for the period from February 24th to June 25th of that year, without being entitled to this […]

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A great opportunity to find a job!

August 3, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Thirty-two companies will offer more than 1,600 jobs in all areas at the VIII UH Job Fair to be held from August 4th  to August 5th from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm at its headquarters in Llorente de Tibás. Those interested can register to be electronically evaluated and selected by recruiters. The positions available are: […]

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Gender income gap decrased in the last 15 years

August 3, 2016 by Staff News Writer

The income gap separating women, married or cohabiting, from their partners decreased over the last 15 years. Last year, when compared to their partners’, those women who work perceived an equivalent of 70% of revenues. In 2001, they received an equivalent of 60%. To estimate the gap, it was calculated the woman’s income regarding her […]

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Bananas: new solution to contamination

August 3, 2016 by Staff News Writer

It’s fairly common to dispose of the banana peel, but now these former waste is the raw material for a solution to plastic contamination. Three students from Mexico’s Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla (UPAEP) used banana peels to create a material similar to plastic to reduce world pollution. Aranza Meza, Israel Hernández, and […]

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57.4% of exporters “celebrate” stable exchange rate

August 3, 2016 by Staff News Writer

According to the last survey on business opinion from the Institute for Research in Economics at the University of Costa Rica (UCR), 57.4% of exporters believe that the stable exchange rate will benefit them. 23.4% believe it will be detrimental for them and 19.2% say it will not affect them. Entrepreneurs said that an increase […]

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