Bills to reduce public spending will mark the agenda of Congress in the last ordinary session of this legislature. The political branches will be based on the initiatives to reduce the expenditure presented by the Executive as part of the fiscal reform and expand them with the purpose of making the cutback in spending more […]
Archives for September 7, 2017
One house, two restaurants and two offices consumed by fire
Two fires that occurred on Thursday morning completely destroyed a house in Guanacaste and left major damages in two restaurants and two offices in Osa. Andrés Céspedes, a Fire Department supervisor, reported that the first incident was reported at 2:52 a.m. in Pijije de Bagaces, when a 50-square-meter zinc structure burned down completely. Fortunately, the […]
Country had a negative variation of consumer prices in August
In August, Costa Rica had a negative variation in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) of -0.22%, for an inflation of 0.91 accumulated in the last 12 months of statistics. According to the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC), August’s variation was due to price reductions in the food and non-alcoholic beverage groups (-1.11%), entertainment […]
Mario Redondo accuses JASEC directors of millionaire trip to Argentina
Mario Redondo, from the Christian Democrat Alliance (ADC), denounced on Thursday a millionaire trip to Argentina by the directors of the Administrative Board of Electrical Services of Cartago (JASEC). According to the legislator, the Board of Directors of the entity authorized the trip for a week with all expenses paid to a conference of auditors. […]
Patricia Mora: “Attorney General has crossed a dangerous line”
Patricia Mora, from Frente Amplio, said that the Attorney General of the Republic, Jorge Chavarría, “has crossed a very dangerous line” and assured that she believes Chavarría defends other people’s interests. These remarks came after the Prosecutor’s assertion about the money from the Bank of Costa Rica (BCR) -which gave $30 million in credit lines […]
Church opposes contraceptive implant to reduce teen pregnancy
In July, the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) announced that it would gradually enable the sub-dermal implant as a contraceptive method for women between 10 and 20 years old. The measure aims to reduce teenage pregnancy and it is expected to be available in all health services in the national territory by 2020. However, […]