A bill seeks to reduce the daily working day in public and private employment for workers with children under 15 years old. The initiative, presented by legislator Jorge Arguedas, from Frente Amplio, aims to create a license without salary even for part-time, so that workers can raise their children. According to the proposal, the benefit […]
Archives for June 22, 2017
Each month, four prisoners cut house arrest devices
The use of these devices began on February 27th this year. However, in four months of operation, the Ministry of Justice and Peace reported that 16 users have removed the device against legal provisions. That is, an average of four cases per month. The law that guarantees the use of these devices establishes three assumptions […]
Native girl was transported to the hospital in helicopter
The Air Surveillance Service (SVA) took a native girl, who was injured after falling in Pico Blanco in Talamanca, to the HNN in San José. Apparently, the toddler fell six meters down and injured her head and arms. An official of the Press Office of the Ministry of Public Security (MSP) reported that the helicopter […]
Myths and Realities of Yoga
Entering a shala -a yogic dance- in the midst of the smoke of incense, unknown deities, the “om” sound and people who emulate positions of dogs or snakes, can intimidate those who are curious. And if we add the prejudices that prowl the discipline the feeling will be even greater. On the occasion of the […]
Mexico defends Costa Rican Foreign Affairs Minister
The Mexican government has come to defend Costa Rica from the backlash made by Venezuelan foreign affairs minister Delcy Rodriguez against Manuel González. Rodríguez referred to González as a ‘political illiterate’ during the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS). On Monday, the Costa Rican foreign affairs minister Manuel González criticized the inaction […]