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CCSS has not approved nursing booths

August 9, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Although the Social Security Fund (CCSS) promotes breastfeeding in the country, it does not have booths in its institutional units. However, if they receive a formal initiative, a specialized technical group would analyze it and issue an order. The CCSS is currently working in the creation of breast milk banks for the Women’s Hospital in […]

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Get ready! Taxi drivers’ demonstration is full of mistery

August 9, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Taxi drivers plan to protest today and they intend to close the most important roads of the country. They decided to go on strike on July 28th. The demonstration will start from 5:00 am, although some groups state that street closure is not part of the protest. Gilberth Ureña, from the National Taxi Drivers Forum, […]

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WTO: E-commerce can be an engine of inclusion

August 9, 2016 by Staff News Writer

The electronic trade of goods and services can reach people and businesses that are excluded from these dynamics on other platforms, or so believes Roberto Azevêdo, general director of the World Trade Organization (WTO), who participated in a roundtable organized by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in San Francisco (United States) in Facebook’s headquarters. […]

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3.6 quake recorded in San Isidro del General

August 9, 2016 by Staff News Writer

A 3.6 earthquake was felt at 9:53 p.m. on Monday, August 8th. The report from OVSICORI indicates that the movement was centered 12.7 km west of Cerro de la Muerte, in San Isidro del General. The quake was reported at a depth of 16 kilometers and was felt in Santa María, Dota, San José, Paraíso, […]

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