In a missive sent to the president of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS), the Trade Union of Employees of Social Security (AESS) claimed that the application of the Single Health Digital Record (EDUS) threatens thousands of jobs. Álvaro Salazar, secretary of AESS, said that about 3,147 workers would be exposed to relocation or […]
Archives for September 2016
The government has no money to finish the new road to San Carlos
The new road to San Carlos found a new obstacle: to get 75 million dollars to build the southern end from Sifón de San Ramón to San Miguel de Naranjo. Last week, residents from San Carlos received the technical details from the National Highway Council (CONAVI). According to Iliana Aguilar, project manager, what is missing […]
A Costa Rican girl in the Paralympic Games
Camila Haase made history in Costa Rica: she became the first woman to compete in the Paralympic Games. Her first debut was better than expected: the 16-year-old lady qualified to the final of the 100-meter breaststroke competition in Río. This is a great achievement to Haase, because her great challenge is not the 100-meter breaststroke competition, […]
Solís supports FEES budget
The budget for the Special Fund for Higher Education (FEES) and next year travels were thought to be excessive, however, President of the Republic Luis Guillermo Solís defended them. Legislator from Partido de Liberación Nacional Sandra Piszk and other lawmakers from different parties declared that the proposal made by the Government on these two issues do […]
The second digital technologies training will take place
Due to its great success, “Internationalization of Digital Technology Services” encouraged authorities from the Ministry of Foreign Trade (COMEX) and the Chamber of Information and Communications Technology (CAMTIC) to conduct training for exporters in October . The program, designed for entrepreneurs of digital technology sector, offers more and better techniques to export their services. It will […]
Economists: “The approval of new loans to fund the country will be difficult”
José Francisco Pacheco, vice minister of expenses from the Ministry of Finance, announced the need of new external financing to grant the economy stability. However, economists foresee difficulties to achieve that. Alberto Franco, an economist, expressed that there is little time until the end of 2016 and he assures that the international agencies conditions to […]