Nearly 80 prisoners were treated for mumps, a kind of inflammation, before an outbreak of the disease in four criminal centers. In coordination with the Ministry of Justice and the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS), the Ministry of Health attended the outbreak of this type of infection at the Institutional Care Center (CAI) Gerardo […]
Archives for September 2019
Supermarket removes hummus due to risk of contamination with bacteria
PriceSmart Costa Rica has removed four products that have a high risk of contamination with bacteria that cause intestinal damage: Hummus Pital PAN Original, Hummus Sabra Tray, Hummus LANTANA Black Bean and Hummus LANTANA Rosted Garlic. The preventive measure was taken because it was confirmed that contamination with listeria monocytogenes was found in the production […]
Dengue cases have increased by 140%
Until August 17th, 3,960 cases of dengue were counted in the country, which means an increase of 140.6% compared to the same period of the previous year. The Caribbean and North Central Huetar regions are the most affected regions. In total, they accumulate 72.2% of the cases, that is 2,862. In the Central North, which […]
Government insists with new economic recovery plan
President Carlos Alvarado presented a new economic recovery plan based on four strategic axes. The government has assured that this initiative is ambitious but realistic and will focus on four areas: public investment, private investment, encouragement of hiring people and measures to take care of people’s pocket. Again, Alvarado’s administration promises to work to activate […]
Minister of Finance opposes total withdrawal of the ROP
The Minister of Finance, Rocío Aguilar, said on Wednesday morning at the Committee on Tax Affairs that she is against the project that would allow the total withdrawal of the Mandatory Complementary Pension Scheme (ROP, for its acronym in Spanish), as this might unbalance the system. I am against the project. It seems to me […]
Rocío Aguilar: “We will have to work on a citizen-oriented budget”
On Wednesday morning, Minister of Finance Rocío Aguilar spoke before the legislators of the Committee on Taxation to present the draft budget of the Republic for 2020, which sees a reduction for the first time in ten years. The Treasury predicts that next year ¢10.5 billion will be needed, that is, 4.3% less than in […]