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Four nutritional tips for cancer patients

August 5, 2019 by Staff News Writer

Having a good diet is vital to cope with the chemotherapy processes that cancer patients go through. Proper nutrition is vital from day one. Therefore, we will give you four tips to eat well if you are an oncological patient or are close to one. 1- Yorleni Chacón, director of the Nutrition major in the […]

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Costa Rica wants more tourists from South America

August 5, 2019 by Staff News Writer

Costa Rica seeks to attract more tourism from South America. Therefore, it organized an activity with the presence of businessmen, tourism authorities and Chilean and Argentine diplomats. During the networking breakfast, a public-private alliance was held, organized by the Association Grupo Pro Imagen, the Argentine ambassador to the country, Patricia Giménez; Chile’s ambassador, Oscar Alcamán, […]

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Garabito aims to recycle 6% of waste

August 5, 2019 by Staff News Writer

As part of the efforts to consolidate Garabito as a “green” canton, without plastics and with zero waste, the Municipality of the area recently opened its first material recovery center, hoping to improve the waste management in all local communities and thus recycle 6% of the waste. This center will be responsible for receiving the […]

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Panamanian authorities seize cocaine valued at $152 million

August 5, 2019 by Staff News Writer

The naval authorities of Panama seized more than four and a half tons of cocaine in a joint operation with their Colombian counterparts in the Caribbean Sea, where five people were also arrested, according to the Colombian Navy. An intelligence notice from that country alerted Panamanian authorities about the transit of a speedboat in its […]

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Unions in the health sector are on strike due to lack of government proposal

August 5, 2019 by Staff News Writer

The representatives of the unions will continue the strike announced for August 5th. According to them, “a serious proposal from the government is missing,” although they are still meeting with the Minister of the Presidency and the Minister of Labor in the building of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS). Rodrigo López, Secretary General […]

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