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Archives for March 2017

La Casa del Cuño will host the first edition of the Expo Bici!

March 24, 2017 by Staff News Writer

La Casa del Cuño will host the first edition of the Expo Bici. This is an different option so that inhabitants of the Greater Metropolitan Area (GAM) know everything related to urban cycling. This activity is new in Costa Rica but it has already been carried out in countries such as Mexico, Uruguay, Chile, Argentina […]

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Some companies requested more time to join the electronic-invoice system

March 24, 2017 by Staff News Writer

The Ministry of Finance started using the electronic invoice with a group of five large companies, an amount that will gradually increase. Some companies located in this category have requested a time extension to join the system. Alejandro Montalvo, of the GS1 Electronic Billing Committee, confirmed that this request was made to the authorities because […]

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Legislators want to reach an agreement on the definition of “animal”

March 24, 2017 by Staff News Writer

Legislators are negotiating an agreement to eliminate the last obstacle to the bill that will punish animal abuse with imprisonment. By doing so, they will be able to start the second reading. The controversy is related to the definition of “animal” in the new law. The Constitutional Chamber concluded that the concept included in the […]

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“El Chapo” ran its Costa Rican business on wheels

March 23, 2017 by Staff News Writer

Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán and the Sinaloa Cartel used land transportation, such as trucks and other vehicles, to move cocaine shipments between Costa Rica and North America. The US Department of Justice revealed that this was the way Guzmán used to infiltrate the country. In addition to Costa Rica, this method was replicated in countries […]

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Costa Ricans’ salt intake is too high

March 23, 2017 by Staff News Writer

Costa Ricans’ high salt intake is a headache for authorities. For the World Health Organization (WHO) the maximum amount of salt to be consumed daily is 5 milligrams, that is, a teaspoon. However, every Costa Rican consumes, almost twice as much, on average. Sodium, which comes from salt and other chemicals added to food, is […]

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Parkinson takes hold of Nicoya, Costa Rica’s blue zone

March 23, 2017 by Staff News Writer

A pioneering research in the country reveals that although Nicoya is recognized worldwide as one of the five blue zones of the world, its population does not escape the great challenges in the matter of aging. This canton of Guanacaste is one of the five regions that registers more cases of deaths by Parkinson’s. Parkinson’s […]

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