The Consumers Association of Costa Rica demanded Agriculture Minister Luis Felipe Arauz to establish the date of the census for bean production, which would be done through an agreement with the National University and using drones. On May 26th this year, Arauz set the startup of the census for July. The idea was to start […]
Archives for October 2016
Vamos is a new political party and it intends to legalize marijuana and abortion
Vamos is a new political party that aims to decriminalize and regulate marijuana in Costa Rica, as declared its president, Margarita Salas. The provincial party is from San José and it will also fight for same-sex marriage and induced termination of pregnancy (abortion). We believe that women own their bodies, declared Salas. Salas explained that […]
The CCSS aims to determine if cancer is related to genes
From 5% to 10% of cancer cases seem to be hereditary. Based on this, the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) aims to detect whether the appearance of this disease is related to genes or to prevent that the disease affects other family members. Some years ago, Angelina Jolie underwent a series of procedures in […]
Bus drivers are pressuring ARESEP to request a hearing
The National Chamber of Bus Drivers Association (CANABUS), sent an open letter to ARESEP to reiterate their request for a hearing, which they asked for a few months ago, with the aim of exposing the economic reality of the sector and its internal work system. In the letter, the union formally asked the regulator and […]
There is a driver under the influence of alcohol in every seven people
From January to September, 2,439 out of 17,262 alcohol tests conducted in drivers were positive. This figure means that there is a driver under the influence of alcohol for every seven tests performed. 14% of people who are subject to the breathalyzer, a device used to see if the person has consumed alcohol and to […]
Costa Rica does not have cases of microcephaly by Zika… yet
One hundred pregnant women tested positive for the virus Zika, but the country has not seen the first case of indigenous microcephaly. However, Health Ministry authorities do not rule out the possibility of seeing one soon. There are 10 women on the list of probable cases, according to the latest information sent on Wednesday. Daniel […]