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 […]
Archives for August 2016
Bar Rapsodia had no insurance policy
According to the investigator in charge, neither the owners nor the tenants of the bar that burned down this morning in Paseo Colón had insurance policy. We located the owners and they say they have no policy. The tenants say they have no policy on the utensils either. There are 20 employees, but at the […]
Forum to discuss the challenges of social security in Costa Rica
On August 4th, Costa Rican authorities and international experts will participate in a forum to discuss the challenges of social security in Costa Rica. The activity will be held within the framework of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS), created on November 1st, 1941. This forum will start […]
World Breastfeeding Week!
On August 4th, mothers and pregnant women will have free, expert advice on topics such as breastfeeding, care during pregnancy and childbirth, among other things. The talks will be held at the Promotion and Breastfeeding and Hospital Childbirth Festival. The activity will be held in the parking area of Walmart, located in San Sebastián. The […]
Industrial sectors question the Central Bank of Costa Rica
For industry representatives, the Central Bank of Costa Rica could be too optimistic when maintaining GDP growth projection at 4.2%, because two months ago the World Bank lowered the projection from 4% to 3.3%. This was explained by Francisco Gamboa, executive director of the Chamber of Industry, who added that in the specific case of […]
The colón has depreciated 2.4% against the dollar
The Central Bank of Costa Rica informed that from January 1st to August 1st 2016, the colón has depreciated 2.4% against the dollar. According to Roger Madrigal, director of the Economic Division of the organism, several factors have influenced on this depreciation, such as a lower trade surplus. In addition, foreign currency demand from Non-Financial […]