Oil prices recorded a slight increase on May, 30th, pending the OPEC meeting on June, 2nd. The barrel of Brent, the European crude benchmark, gained 25 cents to $49.57 for July’s delivery. In electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX), a barrel of “light sweet crude” (WTI) gained 14 cents to $49.47 for […]
Food for Turrialba’s cats and dogs
In the areas surrounding the Turrialba volcano, many pets such as dogs and cats, have been affected by the lack of food. Daniela Segura, a member of the Cartago Animal Relief Association, said they visited La Pastora this weekend, in order to know how big the impact on the animal population was. Segura explained that in […]
Senior citizen wins eviction appeal
A 79-year-old woman won an eviction appeal against the Ministry of Health, which ruled her house as “uninhabitable”. The Constitutional Chamber was in favor of the appeal and asked the entities involved to find a solution. The woman is a retiree from the non-contributory scheme and lives with her 2 children (46 and 49) diagnosed with […]
WHO has little resources to fight Zika
The World Health Organization (WHO) has receives less than 13 percent of the required funding to combat the Zika epidemic and stop the virus from spreading. However, according to Nyka Alexander, WHO’s spokesman, this lack of funding will not have a major impact on the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro this summer. The organization rejected […]
Turrialba’s serious economic impact on agriculture
According to a report released by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG), ashes from Turrialba Volcano left millions in losses in agriculture. The ministry stated that 300 hectares were affected, and now milk production decreased between 20 and 30%. Juan Rafael Lizano, president of the National Chamber of Agriculture and Agribusiness, said the impact […]
“New economy” demands 6 changes in education
Greivin Salazar, an economist from Observatorio de la Coyuntura Económica y Social de la Universidad Nacional (UNA), made an analysis on the latest developments on employment issues, and came to the conclusion that the new economy requires several changes in education: 1 Ensuring the allocation of the constitutionally-established resources for education (8% of the GDP). […]