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Archives for October 2018

Native US teachers teach English to 100 young people from Puntarenas

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On October 26th, 100 young people from Puntarenas began taking English lessons, taught by native teachers from the United States. All of them will be trained in this language in the framework of the National Employment Program (Pronae) of the Ministry of Labor and Social Security (MTSS) and the Aliarse Foundation. We feel great enthusiasm […]

Volunteers collect garbage and plant trees in Limón

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On Saturday, two groups of volunteers came together to give a hand to nature in the Caribbean. One of them picked up garbage and another planted hundreds of trees. The personnel of Fuerza Pública joined the community, the Bandera Azul group at Cieneguita beach, the State University at a Distance (UNED), the University of Costa […]

Seven out of 10 MEP employees are still on strike

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Nearly seven out of ten officials of educational centers including teachers, janitors, cooks, administrative staff, among others, still haven’t returned to the classrooms, according to the most recent report of the Ministry of Public Education (MEP). The attendance report on October 25th indicates that 29,501 employees are absent, compared to 12,435 who are working. In […]

CNE: Heavy rains sent 18 families to shelters

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The heavy rains on Saturday caused 18 families to be relocated in shelters in Cóbano and Parrita, according to the National Commission of Emergencies (CNE) that reported rains in the North Zone, as well as in the Pacific. The entity issued a green alert (preventive) in the Northern Region, the Caribbean, the Central Pacific and […]

Costa Rica Has A $22.8 Billion Asset Bubble: Crash Would Affect Economy Broadly

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National attention in Costa Rica is overwhelming focused on the fiscal deficit and the recent strike by public workers. Politicians and bureaucrats are making comparisons to the economic and currency crash of 1980. However, the coming crisis has the potential to be much worse than in 1980, and the reasons have yet to be clearly […]