Legislators from different political parties seek ways to dictate a death sentence on the bill that would weaken the National Training Institute (INA) to create more bureaucracy. The initative they are trying to ban would take 15% of INA’s budget to finance the creation and operation of the Costa Rican Agency for Productive Innovation, Promotion […]
OECD is studying CR
According to Alexander Mora, Minister of Foreign Trade, 22 technical committees from Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are studying the country to see if it meets the standards to be part of the 35 member countries. These committees assess Costa Rica’s performance on issues such as tax, education, health, environment, trade, public governance, […]
Costa Rica at risk of avian influenza and Newcastle disease
Costa Rica’s geographical conditions make the country vulnerable to the penetration of avian influenza and Newcastle disease. According to pathologist Dr. Lissette Urena, these diseases are already in Mexico and Nicaragua, so the passage of animals, such as birds, could have consequences on Costa Rica’s population. Most avian influenza viruses do not infect humans, but […]
Be a hero: donate blood
If you’d like to save lives, you can take part in the blood donation campaign on Tuesday June, 14th in Alajuela. The activity will take place from 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at St. Lucia University. According to data from the National Blood Bank, a single donation could save up to 4 lives, so the […]
LGTBI population in Costa Rica condemns senseless hatred
After the attack on the Twin Towers on September 11th, 2001, the two biggest attacks to the country have targeted the LGBTI community, including last Sunday’s Orlando massacre at Pulse nightclub. Hatred and intolerance behind these and any other kind of fundamentalist attack is condemned by Costa Rica’s LGBTI community, as well as leaders of […]
Plan to surmount obstacles for 15 roadworks
If the Legislature approves a law to activate emergency mechanisms to implement roadworks in shorter terms, the obstacles tied to 15 major infrastructure projects will be removed immediately. The proposal by legislator Mario Redondo would authorize the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MOPT) to resort to an emergency procedure referred to in Article 80 […]