Archives for February 20, 2017

The Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) estimates that some 900 people are waging their war to extinguish cigarettes forever, given the number of people who visit the smoking cessation clinics. The clinics were expanded and now they are in 28 of the 29 hospitals in the country. The program takes place in 8 sessions. […]

In the coming days a commission will be created to address the concerns and problems of Castella’s Conservatory. A few weeks ago, a group of parents of that institution expressed their discomfort because they have repeatedly requested the inclusion of equity programs from the Ministry of Public Education (MEP), but they have had no response. […]

Welmer Ramos, former minister of Economy, Industry and Commerce, is supported by the Germinal Group from Partido Acción Ciudadana (PAC) , in its battle to be president of the country. The union called on sectors and general membership of the PAC to support Ramos so he can become the representative of this party in the […]

According to a publication made by the Mexican edition of Forbes magazine, Costa Rica stands out as the most prosperous country in Central America. The country ranked 29th in the Global Prosperity Index and it is due to its good indicators in personal freedom, government and health. Panama was the second Central American country in […]

35 health experts published a letter in The New York Times: they speak of a serious mental defect that affects president of the United States Donald Trump and that makes him a dangerous person if he is in power. The letter, published on February 9th, indicates that Trump has attitudes that indicate that he tries […]

Last year, it was informed that officials from the Ministry of Public Education (MEP) benefited from the National Scholarship Fund (FONABE) aid despite not meeting the requirements. It was reported that some of them would have lied about their income in order to obtain scholarships for their children. The number of irregular cases was abot […]