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What’s next for president Dilma Rousseff?

August 5, 2016 by Staff News Writer

A Senate committee voted to prosecute Brazil’s suspended president Dilma Rousseff in order to decide her deposition. The result is 14-5 in favor of the prosecution. But the real question is: what’s next? To reach the final sentence, the committee must be endorsed by 81 senators on Tuesday, in a session that will take place […]

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New machine that recycles paper without water

August 5, 2016 by Staff News Writer

More and more companies are recycling nowadays, but rely on third parties to complete the process. Now, the novelty is available for any company, after the creation of the first dry recycling system capable of producing new paper quickly and safely. The Epson PaperLab System was designed to reduce and made the recycling process locally. […]

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La Esperanza project: houses for poor people

August 5, 2016 by Staff News Writer

President of the Republic Luis Guillermo Solís participated in the inauguration of La Esperanza project and from now on, more than 250 poor people from Purral community in Goicoechea will have a decent house. Funds come from the Banco Hipotecario de la Vivienda’s Social Fund for Housing (BANHVI). 1,749 million colones were invested. People who […]

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Central American families are changing

August 5, 2016 by Staff News Writer

The average number of people per household is declining throughout Central America. According to the Fifth State of the Region Report on Sustainable Human Development, published on Thursday, between 2001 and 2013 there was a reduction of 0.5 members at a regional level. In addition, the proportion of households headed by women has increased significantly, […]

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Suspect of credit card fraud arrested

August 5, 2016 by Staff News Writer

A 22-year-old man named Vindas Fernández was arrested this morning by the OIJ after a raid on his house in Puriscal. The man is suspected of the crime of credit card fraud. The events date back to May this year when a man lost his card in San José and noticed it a week later. […]

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23 schools welcome robotics

August 5, 2016 by Staff News Writer

15 schools, 3 kindergartens and 5 schools of the Ministry of Public Education (MEP) will open their doors to robotics. A public-private partnership will allow about 9,000 students to develop their skills in this area. Aprender Haciendo, Lego Education representative in Costa Rica, will collaborate with the National Mobile Technologies Program Tecno@prender, foster by the […]

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