Legislator Ottón Solís has 12 amendments to the 8.9-billion-colones budget draft, presented by the Executive to the Legislative Assembly. It is pending in the Committee on Financial Affairs’ lists. These are motions to the budget law and it aims to save near 17 billion colones in advertising, rentals, travel, consultancies, which is equivalent to 31 million […]
Archives for October 17, 2016
According to a study, Costa Ricans’ life expectancy increased to 70.27 years
According to a study conducted by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), which was published by Lancet magazine, in 2005, Costa Rica had a healthy life expectancy of 69.22 years. in 2015 this indicator grew to 70.27 years, . The study comes to this conclusion after analyzing an indicator known as Evisa, which is […]
Costa Rican, Conjoined twins’ mother feels hopeful after seeing a similar case in America
Evelyn Badilla, mother of Costa Rican conjoined twins Samuel and Ezekiel declared that she is hopeful after the operation conducted last Friday to separate American conjoined twins Jadon and Anias that were also joined by their heads. We are very happy. These children had a severe condition, with complications that my children don´t have such as heart […]
Parents: “alimony shouldn’t include school payments for young people over 18 years old”
Paying school is still a controversy for men who pay alimony. Now, they argue that this category should not be paid in case of young men over 18 years. The proposal is headed by the Foundation Institute to Support Man (FUNDIAPHO), entity that plans to file a massive habeas corpus to repeal that that amount. […]
A great cause: a lawyer’s goal is to save dogs that nobody wants
They are known as murderous, violent dogs and they are usually called “children eaters”. However, according to Joanna Stafford, dogs, specially American Pit bulls, are her life. She is a lawyer and for many years her love for animals led her to use her lunch hour to rescue abandoned dogs. Nevertheless, 10 years ago she rescued […]
Innovation and flavor: the promises of Viva el Café Festival
Next weekend, on October 22th and 23th, the National Stadium esplanade, in La Sabana, will hold the first edition of Viva el Café Festival, organized by the Chamber of Coffee Roasters, the Coffee Association and the Coffee Institute of Costa Rica (ICAFE). The organizers are especially inviting young, enthusiastic people. Coffee will be available in many, traditional […]