Legislator Pedro Muñoz complained that his motion of reiteration on the salary for doctors got rejected. The pressure made the President of the Congress, Carolina Hidalgo, back down and admit the discussion in Plenary, as part of the bill of tax reform. During the reading of the report that began after 4 p.m. on Thursday, […]
Government and unions resume negotiations amid criticism and tense social climate
The government and the unions resumed the negotiations to reach an agreement that would lead to the establishment of a dialogue table to thoroughly discuss the fiscal crisis. However, these negotiations occur in the midst of social tensions. The government condemned that on Thursday morning officials and union members took the operations room in San […]
Union took operations room in San Juan de Dios Hospital
Ileana Balmaceda, Director of San Juan de Dios Hospital, denounced that union officials took over the operations rooms of the medical center, blocking the attention of emergencies. The union took the operations room and this means they are not letting us operate or take care of emergencies, nor are they letting patients with cancer undergo […]
Strike in the IMAS was declared illegal
On Thursday afternoon, the Labor Court of the First Judicial Circuit of San José determined that the strike promoted by the National Association of Public Employees (ANEP) in the Joint Institute of Social Assistance (IMAS) is illegal. Judge Rudy Araya Jiménez ruled that the procedure to verify the percentage of minimum support required (a general […]
Costa Rica refrains from suing Venezuelan president before the International Criminal Court
The government of Carlos Alvarado ruled out joining, for now, the group of countries that filed a lawsuit against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro before the International Criminal Court (ICC). On Wednesday, the foreign ministers of Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Paraguay, and Canada presented a letter stamped by the leaders of their countries requesting the intervention […]
Economists believe issuing Treasury Bills is an extreme and risky measure
The measure announced by the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank to attract resources through the so-called Treasury Bills is something extreme and risky and therefore a tool that should not be used more than once, according to experts. Economist Leiner Vargas said that the decision adopted by the administration of Carlos Alvarado is […]