On Monday afternoon, the Labor Court of the First Judicial Circuit of San José reported that the strike in the National Radio and Television System (SINART) was declared illegal. According to Judge Katherine Ramírez, “in accordance with the provisions contained in articles 60 and 61 of the Political Constitution; 5 of the Organic Law of […]

In order to assist thousands of patients from different medical centers in the country, the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) had to use more than one billion colones from its Emergency Fund. According to the administrative management of the institution, they have invested money in the purchase of disposable clothes, laundry, extra time, fuel, […]

Costa Rica and the Republic of Vanuatu established diplomatic relations on September 28th. The link was made at the 73rd United Nations (UN) Assembly, where the vice president and chancellor, Epsy Campbell, signed the agreement with her counterpart Ralph Regenvanu. Vanuatu is in Oceania. It is an island country, that is, totally limited to an […]

Monday marks the twenty-second day the national strike of public employees against the fiscal plan has affected the provision of public services and caused millions of losses in the national economy. There is a lot of uncertainty about the course of negotiations from now on, after this Sunday the bulk of the unions rejected the […]

Although this Saturday night the union said it supported the agreement, on Sunday afternoon the National Union of Employees of the Fund and Social Security (UNDECA) changed its mind and rejected the document, in addition to keeping the strike in force. In an official communication from the Board of Directors, they stipulated that this change […]