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Archives for July 5, 2018

Legislative vote annulled over black and white spheres

July 5, 2018 by Staff News Writer

The intervention of two legislators from Limón prevented a vote with black and white spheres to decide if a motion of censorship against the minister of Education Edgar Mora was approved on Thursday night. Eduardo Cruickshank and David Gourzonk protested at the time the legislators were called to vote, which establishes the black spheres as […]

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The CCSS is not asking for confidential information

July 5, 2018 by Staff News Writer

The Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) warns that the institution is not asking for confidential information related to mortgage loans. Pension Management authorities made the clarification this Thursday. They emphasized that they do not send messages by electronic means requesting personal information for alleged procedures for a credit. Several pensioners asked about publications on […]

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Legislators demand actions against gender violence in Congress

July 5, 2018 by Staff News Writer

On Thursday afternoon, the legislators signed a joint statement in which they ask the Board of the Legislative Assembly to take various measures to protect possible victims, such as: -Guarantee the protection of those who denounce acts of violence, as well as confidentiality, so as not to re-victimize people. -Establish accompanying tools for whistleblowers. -Request […]

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Costa Rica is the most searched Central American country on Google

July 5, 2018 by Staff News Writer

According to a Google study, Costa Rica is in the top 10 of the most searched Central American and Caribbean countries in 2017. In a study conducted in 2018, Google identified that the number of tourists visiting countries in Central America and the Caribbean and global searches in Google have a direct and very high […]

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OECD to Costa Rica: No more excuses! No more time for the tax reform

July 5, 2018 by Staff News Writer

Álvaro Pereira, Acting Chief Economist of the OECD, gave some remarks on the fiscal situation in Costa Rica, demanding No more excuses! There is no more time, it is very important to move forward with the fiscal issue.” According to the representative, if there is no swift progress in the tax reform there can be […]

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Carlos Alvarado: “Many speak of abortion to make themselves visible”

July 5, 2018 by Staff News Writer

President Carlos Alvarado said on Thursday that there are many people who want to discuss the issue of abortion now because it is the only way they can make themselves visible. According to Alvarado, he has a commitment to the issue of therapeutic abortion, but he has four years to get around it. In 2017, […]

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