Archives for February 2017

The Ombudsman officially asked the Ministry of Public Education (MEP) to issue the order to implement the program of road safety education in all schools in the country. Given the alarming and increasing numbers of road deaths, the Ombudsman believes intervention is necessary from preschool, elementary, secondary, diversified, technical or vocational education. According to the […]

The project to enable the ferry service between the ports of Caldera, Costa Rica and La Unión, El Salvador is still stranded in the midst of bureaucratic procedures in both countries. It has been a year and a half since the project was proposed by the Government of Luis Guillermo Solís as part of the […]

A study aims to analyze why helicobacter pylori bacterium causes more stomach cancer or gastric cancer in some areas than in others. Stomach cancer is caused in more than 90% of cases by this bacterium: in countries where the bacterium is not, there are no cases of this type of cancer. For instance, the United […]

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 […]