Interest payments continue pressuring the government’s finances. In July, this area was 21% of the current expenditure of the Executive, according to figures presented by the Vice-president and Finance Minister Helio Fallas. According to the official, the total debt continues to grow. However, its management and rate policy allowed a decrease in domestic interest payment […]
Civic centers: a weapon against violence in Costa Rica
As stated by the Deputy Minister of Peace, the answer to the wave of violence that has been reported in the country in recent years and that has especially involved an adolescent population, are centers that focus on culture, sports, technology and arts. According to the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC) in 2010, […]
Legislator denounces abandonment of Grecia-Naranjo road project
Michael Arce, legislator from the National Liberation Party (PLN), reported that the National Highway Council (CONAVI) left several unfinished works of the rehabilitation project of the route between Grecia and Naranjo. According to the legislator, he received a copy of a letter by which the engineer Alfonso Quesada, from CONAVI, replied the mayor of Valverde […]
Technology companies will exchange information with EU
Costa Rica will host the II Meeting of Elan Network, to be held from September 19th to 21st, aiming to identify business opportunities based on technologies, networks and create opportunities for networking with European firms. According to the representative of the National Center for Science and Technology (CENAT), Allan Campos Gallo, attendees can find national […]
Who is the easiest target for cervical cancer?
Cervical cancer affects 5 out of 100,000 women in developed countries, whereas in Costa Rica those affected are about 28 per year, and most cases come from rural areas. Because of this, Paula González, director of the Costa Rican Agency for Biomedical Research (ACIB) concluded that cervical cancer is a disease that prefers women with […]
Costa Rica sees “hidden threat” behind Nicaragua’s display of weapons
President Luis Guillermo Solís criticized Nicaragua’s exhibition of weapons, including a T-72B1 Russian tank, and called it “a hidden threat” from the neighboring country. The exhibition of that weapon is not constructive, it is a hidden threat that Costa Rica would not even consider for Nicaragua. We are not an aggressive country,” said Solís in […]