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Civil servants could work 10 hours a day, 4 days a week

July 13, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Minister of Labour, Carlos Alvarado, announced a staggered schedule for civil servants, in order to reduce traffic jams. The first step is to set 3 different scheduled times to start working: 6:30 a.m., 8:00 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. In addition, there is also the possibility to legally modify the schedule for employees to work 10 […]

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Only 20% of domestic servants in Latin America are formal

July 13, 2016 by Staff News Writer

In Latin American households there are 18 million domestic servants, most of whom are capable of informality. According to the report “Formalization Policies for Paid Domestic Work in Latin America and the Caribbean” from the Regional Office of the International Labour Organization (ILO), eight out of ten domestic workers are informal, meaning 80% of these […]

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Terrorists and drug cartels keep their money in the United States!

July 13, 2016 by Staff News Writer

According to the Treasury Department terrorist groups and drug cartels use U.S. companies created to hide and launder their money. Every terrorist threat we track, either from foreign terrorists, drug cartels, sanctioned regimes or hackers, our investigations always run into U.S. shell companies used to hide or transfer the money,” said Adam Szubin, head of […]

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Government wants solution for migrants

July 13, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Communications Minister, Mauricio Herrera, said they are looking for international action to minimize the effects of the increasing number of African migrants in the country. According to Herrera, this situation is complex, new and different from what happened with the Cubans, because they had identity documents and if there was a law allowing to send […]

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Drone operators upset with regulation plan

July 12, 2016 by Staff News Writer

The operational guidelines that regulate the use of drones in Costa Rica is headed towards reality between turbulences. Although few details are needed for the regulation to come into force, there is a strong opposition from the Costa Rican Association of Operators of Drones (ACODRON) for the imposition of a payment of $ 1,874 for […]

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157,000 influenza vaccines still left

July 12, 2016 by Staff News Writer

After completing the vaccination campaign against influenza, the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) has reported 157,000 doses to be applied to protect pregnant women until November this year. The remaining vaccines will also be used as the second dose in children who received the first one this year and for people who, for special […]

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