The Ministry of Public Education (MEP) wants to create skills to link students to sustainable development from educational centers. The initiative is part of the curricular transformation that the MEP has adopted, aiming to promote the development of competences in students towards a new citizenship. According to Nelson Campos, National Science Advisor, within the new […]
Archives for September 2017
San Isidro de Heredia will have no water or power this Thursday
Thousands of residents of San Isidro de Heredia won’t have water or power on Thursday, September 7th, due to works by the Public Utility Company of Heredia (ESPH). The Santa Cruz refueling well will be affected due to the power outage, which will also affect the water supply for 18,716 people. The suspension in the […]
Attorney General raided Carrillo Municipality for the subtraction of ₡100 million
On Tuesday, the Prosecutor’s Office of Santa Cruz conducted a raid in the Municipality of Carrillo, Guanacaste, as part of the investigation against two officials for the alleged substraction of 100 million colones. According to the Press Office of the Public Ministry, the operation is related to case 17-000187-0412-PE, against two men, Obando and Briceño. […]
Pilot’s maneuver prevented greater tragedy
The authorities of the Air Surveillance Service of the Ministry of Security said that the maneuver carried out by the pilot of the plane that crashed on Tuesday morning in Pavas prevented a greater tragedy. The aircraft crashed three minutes after taking off from Tobias Bolaños airport. A possible mechanical failure in the engine could […]
Legislators: the president’s explanations were a waste of time
President Luis Guillermo Solís came down from the second floor of the Presidential House, greeted each one of the legislators who would question him with a smile and was pleased to be sworn in the historic appearance before the Commission that investigates the case of the cement (cementazo). At 7:13 p.m., thousands of Costa Ricans […]
CONAFAC creation aims to improve the foreign trade of goods
The National Council of Trade Facilitation Council (CONAFAC) was officially launched on Tuesday afternoon to improve the competitiveness and security of foreign trade of goods between countries. This body was set up to comply with the Trade Facilitation Agreement of the World Trade Organization, which was approved in April this year. This council will be […]