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The government is working on strategies to stop suicide attempts

August 31, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Behind a person who commits suicide or attempts to do so, there is more than a statistic: there is a family suffering, while the issue remains as a taboo. Only in 2015, 1,408 people tried to commit suicide and in the first half of 2016, 578 people attempted to do so. However, last year, 291 people […]

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FDI disagrees with the inclusion of parents’ names in identification cards

August 31, 2016 by Staff News Writer

According to Frente por los Derechos Igualitarios (FDI) to include, once again, the mother and father’s name in the identification cards is a regression. That is part of some changes conducted by the Supreme Electoral Court (TSE) and it has already found opposition from independent activists and organizations that fight for LGBTI’s rights (lesbian, gay, […]

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PSUV: “progressive movements in Costa Rica are motivated by Hugo Chávez and Nicolás Maduro”

August 31, 2016 by Staff News Writer

After a meeting in Costa Rica, The Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela (PSUV) declared that progressive movements in Costa Rica are motivated by the works of great leaders like Hugo Chávez, Fidel Castro and Nicolás Maduro. In an official report published on Tuesday, the party informed that Venezuelan legislator Nora Delgado held a meeting with […]

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200.000 Costa Ricans have said “no” to smoking

August 31, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Costa Rica has made progress in the control of cigarettes,  and after the implementation of the 9028 Act, about 200 thousand people have quit smoking. Smoking prevalence decreased from 14.5% in 2012 to 8.9% today. According to the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS), medical care associated with smoking cost the health system more than […]

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CCSS will establish a trust fund to improve health areas

August 31, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Authorities from the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) announced on Tuesday the improvements and new buildings for 30 health areas, Fund branches and others. Gustavo Picado, collection Manager of the Fund, said this trust is related to the World Bank loan approved by the Legislative Assembly last week. According to Maria Eugenia Villalta, medical […]

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ICE could be in charge of the public works in Naranjo-Florencia route

August 31, 2016 by Staff News Writer

The Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) has been authorized to develope, monitor and build a project in Punta Norte, Florencia-La Abundancia, tramo central, La Abundancia Sifón, Punta Sur and Sifón Naranjo sections of the Naranjo-Florence highway by the Legislative Assembly’s Legal Affairs Committee. But if ICE decides to participate in the roadworks, it should ensure […]

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