The increase of violence in recent years makes Luis Guillermo Solís deal with the bloodiest statistics of the last three governments. The explosive increase in murders knocked over the intentions of the 2015-2018 National Development Plan, which sought a rate of 7.5 per 100,000 inhabitants by 2017 (OIJ now estimates a rate of 12, surpassing […]
Archives for May 2017
Quetzals in artificial nests
The Quetzal is a bird that lives in cloud forests and has high tourist interest because of its beauty. The quetzal conservation program in the Monteverde Cloud Forest Biological Reserve (RBBNM) has been carrying out the project of “artificial nests” for some time, which seeks to support the conservation of the species. In a video […]
Fishermen clung to a buoy for two days before their rescue
Coast Guard police and private boats rescued two fishermen who had been missing since May 11th. However, there is still one person whose whereabouts are unknown. The rescued fishermen are an adult man and a minor. According to information from the authorities, they rescued a fisherman named Mendoza, who had been clinging to buoy for […]
30 embassies to participate in commercial link
The Costa Rican Chamber of Foreign Trade (CRECEX) is organizing the third edition of the “Commercial Link” event, to be held on June 22nd at the Crown Plaza Corobicí Hotel. The participation of commercial representations of at least 30 embassies accredited in the country is expected in this fair. Scheduled appointments with national businessmen will […]
Health Fair offered free and low-cost services
The Lincoln Plaza Mall joined the UNIBE Clinic to hold a Health Fair with free and low-cost services over the weekend. The activity started at 10 a.m. for both days and offered services such as free scans at pressure points, glucose by micro method, and heel densitometries. In addition, there was general information on diseases […]
Unionists ask for resignation of CCSS actuary
A group of trade unionists from the National Association of Public and Private Employees (ANEP) requested the resignation of Luis Guillermo López, actuarial director of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS). In a letter signed by the trade unionist Albino Vargas, Secretary of the ANEP, the group blames the official for an increase of […]