The average number of people per household is declining throughout Central America. According to the Fifth State of the Region Report on Sustainable Human Development, published on Thursday, between 2001 and 2013 there was a reduction of 0.5 members at a regional level. In addition, the proportion of households headed by women has increased significantly, […]
Suspect of credit card fraud arrested
A 22-year-old man named Vindas Fernández was arrested this morning by the OIJ after a raid on his house in Puriscal. The man is suspected of the crime of credit card fraud. The events date back to May this year when a man lost his card in San José and noticed it a week later. […]
23 schools welcome robotics
15 schools, 3 kindergartens and 5 schools of the Ministry of Public Education (MEP) will open their doors to robotics. A public-private partnership will allow about 9,000 students to develop their skills in this area. Aprender Haciendo, Lego Education representative in Costa Rica, will collaborate with the National Mobile Technologies Program Tecno@prender, foster by the […]
Bar Rapsodia had no insurance policy
According to the investigator in charge, neither the owners nor the tenants of the bar that burned down this morning in Paseo Colón had insurance policy. We located the owners and they say they have no policy. The tenants say they have no policy on the utensils either. There are 20 employees, but at the […]
We will live “on credit” from Monday
On Monday, mankind will have consumed all the resources that the planet can renew in a year, so we will live “on credit” until December 31st, according to calculations by the NGO Global Footprint Network. August 8th marks the Earth’s “Overshoot Day”, said Global Footprint Network jointly with the WWF. To make the calculation, Global […]
Chronic patients from Puntarenas will have new care model
From next Monday, patients with chronic diseases attending the Monseñor Sanabria Hospital in Puntarenas will have a different form of care that engages them in controling their condition. Randall Álvarez, director of the medical center, said the aim is that these patients are cared for under the model of “clinic” where, in addition to the […]