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Archives for October 17, 2016

Discouragement makes Costa Ricans stop looking for employment

October 17, 2016 by Staff News Writer

According to the Observatory of the Economic and Social Situation of the School of Economics of the National University (UNA), more and more Costa Ricans are giving up in the search for a job. The research “Situation of the Costa Rican labor market in the second quarter of 2016,” revealed that women and young people […]

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One of the abandoned children is still in the hospital

October 17, 2016 by Staff News Writer

One out of the five neglected children found in a house on October 15th remains hospitalized. It is a 6-year-old girl who was with her four siblings. The little girl was taken to Tony Facio Hospital in Limón because she had signs of apparent aggression. Fanny Cordero, spokeswoman for the National Children’s Trust (PANI) declared that […]

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Run to help more than 100 children

October 17, 2016 by Staff News Writer

The first 2016 Pueblito Costa Rica Fair will be held on October 30th at Paraíso de Cartago with  a 5k, 10k and 15k race, a 5K walk and a children’s race. Pueblito is an organization that serves children and youth in condition of abandonment, referred by the National Children’s Trust (PANI). We organize this fair […]

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INAMU celebrates “maternity license” granted to a man

October 17, 2016 by Staff News Writer

The National Institute for Women (INAMU), celebrated the ruling of the Constitutional Court which granted a maternity license to a man after he asked to the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) the equivalent of a maternity leave in order to be able to take care of his newborn daughter, because his wife died hours […]

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Tourist transport joins taxi drivers request on Uber

October 17, 2016 by Staff News Writer

The Association of Tourism Drivers in Costa Rica (ASOTRANSTUR CR) joins the request of formal taxi drivers, to quickly resolve an appeal by legislator Otto Guevara, on the law regulating public transport. Juan Carlos Salazar, president of ASOTRANSTUR said that although they will not go to the streets, they join taxi drivers and all public […]

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Financial entities are analizing social and enviromental risks

October 17, 2016 by Staff News Writer

The Superintendence of Financial Institutions (SUGEF) and the Development Banking project are promoting the training of 30 officials from financial institutions under the methodology of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to analyze the environmental and social risks. The initiative aims to support participants to improve their abilities to detect, evaluate and reduce risks through […]

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