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Archives for May 24, 2018

Health: “It is very difficult to think we are going to eradicate Zika”

May 24, 2018 by Staff News Writer

Daniel Salas, director of Health Surveillance at the Ministry of Health, recognized that zika will be hard to eradicate, after confirming the first case of a baby with microcephaly associated with the virus and another, who has a congenital infection as a result of the virus. Both girls were born in Limón and like them, […]

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Impact of sport fishing to be studied by FECOP

May 24, 2018 by Staff News Writer

The Costa Rican Fisheries Federation (FECOP) will conduct a study on the impact of sport fishing on the national economy. The organization wants details on how this activity contributes to the development of coastal communities and the tourism sector. It will contemplate an economic and social analysis. According to Henry Marín, a sociologist and project […]

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Project aims to create registry of space objects

May 24, 2018 by Staff News Writer

Pedro Muñoz, from the Christian Social Unity Party (PUSC), presented a bill to create the Registry of Space Objects under the National Registry. The initiative aims to provide greater legal security to that industry. We need to promote actions and structures that foster spatial development, an example of this is the satellite created by the […]

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Nicaragua suspends dialogue and experiences a new wave of protests

May 24, 2018 by Staff News Writer

Nicaragua was experiencing uncertainty on Thursday after the suspension of a national dialogue in search of solutions to the political crisis in the country, while students and residents returned to the streets to demand justice and democratization. The talks between the government and the opposition came to an impasse on Wednesday, after the mediation of […]

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Heavy rains cause several incidents in the country

May 24, 2018 by Staff News Writer

The National Emergency Commission (CNE) reports several incidents in different sectors of the country as a result of heavy rains on Thursday afternoon. In Alajuela, specifically in Los Chiles and Caño Negro, the CNE had to deal with floods. In Buenos Aires of Puntarenas, the neighbors requested an inspection of the bridge, because they feared […]

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Congress approves blocking cellphone signals in prisons

May 24, 2018 by Staff News Writer

With 50 votes in favor, the Legislative Assembly approved in the first reading a bill to block cellphone signals in prisons, as part of a reform to the General Telecommunications Law that will force telephone operators and telecommunications service providers to block their signals. The text of the proposal indicates that companies must adopt and […]

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