The Center for Research in Marine Sciences and Limnology (Cimar) of the University of Costa Rica (UCR) maintains constant monitoring in Isla del Coco in order to assess the current status of sharks, rays and reef predators. It is the third expedition carried out by this center in the Costa Rican Pacific National Park. According […]
Archives for November 8, 2017
Industrial sector opposes the young employment project
The Chamber of Industry of Costa Rica showed its opposition to the bill “Encouraging Youth Employment” presented in the Legislative Assembly by Silvia Sánchez, from National Liberation, aiming at getting 25% of people among the 17 and 25 years old in companies’ payrolls. The industrial sector, through the president of the chamber, Enrique Egloff, was […]
Attorney General filed complaint against Jorge Chavarría
Emilia Navas, Attorney General ai, filed two complaints against the suspended Attorney General, Jorge Chavarría, because he dismissed two cases against Celso Gamboa in 2014, which were filed against him when he held the position of Minister of Security in this administration. According to Navas, Chavarría had to refrain from knowing the causes because of […]
The US will be the only country outside the Paris Agreement
On Tuesday, Syria announced at COP23 in Bonn its intention to join the agreement to fight climate change in Paris, according to an NGO, which would leave the United States as the only nation in the world willing to stay out of the agreement. They have said that they will adhere to the Paris Agreement,” […]
NASA satellites would help prevent diseases
NASA satellites would play a key role in the prevention, detection and treatment of diseases related to climate change. This is a subject of study for the experts of Division of Earth Science of NASA, which was discussed at the National Medical Congress. On this specific topic, the Costa Rican engineer Sandra Kauffman, deputy director […]
Accumulated inflation reached 1.93% in October
The accumulated inflation between January and October this year amounted to 1.93% , according to the variation of the Consumer Price Index (CPI), calculated by the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC). Of the 315 goods and services that make up the consumer basket, 45% increased in price, 38% decreased in price and 17% […]