The Foro Nacional de Transportistas raised its voice to reject the new fare model that will have a great impact on Cesmag Company, which provides a service to several areas in the east of the capital. Cesmag’s fare will have a 28% reduction. It is theorically justified with tools that are not related to the […]
Archives for August 2016
The man in the recording is not president Solís
Mauricio Herrera, minister of communication, denied that an audio file spread in social networks is president Luis Guillermo Solís. Costa Rican leader assured that he is not the one delivering that speech. In the recording, a voice similar to president Solis’ delivers a message of prevention about the alleged acts of violence that will take […]
What is Guillain Barré Syndrome?
A 14-year- old asthmatic girl from Jacó, who suffered dengue a year ago, became the first case of Guillain Barré Syndrome associated with Zika in Costa Rica. But what is Guillain Barré Syndrome and why it is linked to Zika? This syndrome is a serious disease that occurs when the body’s defense mechanism attacks part […]
CCSS has not approved nursing booths
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 […]
Get ready! Taxi drivers’ demonstration is full of mistery
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, […]
WTO: E-commerce can be an engine of inclusion
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. […]