According to data from the recently published Fifth State of the Region Report on Sustainable Human Development, between 2009 and 2014 social exclusion was a sharp rise in Costa Rica, it went from 10% to 17%, , Social exclusion is a situation of extreme deprivation, reflecting a double and simultaneous blocked access to welfare and […]
Archives for August 2016
Pokémon Go to trial?
Pokémon Go fever has caused a worldwide euphoria, which has already reached American courts. A man surnamed Marder filed a complaint in the court of the United States because hundreds of trainers went to his home in New Jersey to catch pokémons. It is expected that within 22 days, the Court refers to this case […]
¢10 wage increase per every ¢100,000 approved for public sector
The biannual increase in public sector wages will be ¢10 per every ¢100,000 according what the Government established on Thursday afternoon. In addition, the government will add a technical adjustment of 0.75% to the basic salary of the first salary level of the Public Administration’s Salary Scale, which corresponds to the Miscellaneous Civil Service 1 […]
Two more dogs were brutally attacked
2 puppies were brutally attacked in Frailes in Desamparados. Ricardo Solís told that two stray dogs arrived in a rescuer friend’s house. They were bleeding and had cuts on their heads, snouts and paws. His friend took them to the veterinarian office, where they were helped. Once stabilized, the animals reacted and they are currently […]
Two people died and one child is missing due to a flood
A 76-year-old woman and a 37-year-old man died and one person is missing as consequence of a flood that took place on Thursday. The two bodies were found. Rescuers are looking for a 6-year-old child who was swept away by the current. Apparently, these three people decided to tour a river in Curubandé area at […]
Costa Rica ranked 33th in the Global Peace Index
According to Deputy Minister of Justice and Peace Victor Barrantes, Costa Rica has the necessary conditions to lead the Global Peace Index, which is an attempt to measure the relative position of nations’ and regions’ peacefulness. Costa Rica is in the 33th position. Indicators to determine this index are: -Number of internal and external wars […]