One-third of cancer cases could have been prevented. However, it is a desease that continues to claim hundreds, and even thousands, of lives among Costa Rican families. As consequence, on the International Women’s Day, celebrated on March 8th, the call becomes a plea to take care of health and reduce the risk factors that attract […]
Archives for March 2017
Ottón Solís requested to close BCAC
Ottón Solís, from Partido Acción Ciudadana (PAC), requested president of the Republic Luis Guillermo Solís to close Banco Crédito Agrícola de Cartago (BCAC) so it is absorbed by the National Bank or the Bank of Costa Rica (BCR). He made the request through a letter he sent to the President on March 6th, through PAC-OSF-018-2017 […]
A young, Syrian refugee could arrive in Costa Rica
A young Syrian refugee could benefit from a full scholarship in Costa Rica thanks to the Cenfotec University and the Habesha Project. The process is currently collecting the applicants’ data and the chosen one would arrive in the country in late April or early May. The armed conflict in Syria has forced 4.8 million people […]
The passive basic rate will decrease to 4.55%
According to data published on the Central Bank website, the passive basic rate (TBP) will decrease to 4.55% (5 basis points) from today. When compared to the same figure in 2016, the indicator is 105 basis points below. A fall in the deposit interest rate in mutual and public banks led to this decrease. The […]
The Constitutional Chamber: “the draft amendments to the Traffic Law are not unconstitutional”
The Constitutional Chamber declared that the draft amendments to the Traffic Law on Public Roads and Road Safety, approved by the Legislative Assembly in first reading on January 30th, are not unconstitutional. That was the magistrates’ answer to a query raised by a group of 17 legislators, led by Rolando González, from Partido de Liberación […]
Bill to build a technology park at El Calvo cemetery is gaining ground
A bill that would allow the Municipality of San José to build a technology park and a study center for technological training on El Calvo cemetery advances in Congress . The initiative was approved by the Government and Administration Commission of the Legislative Assembly. The proposal intends that a portion of the cemetery stops being a state asset and […]