Banco Crédito Agrícola de Cartago (Bancrédito) summoned its investors for a repurchase by reverse auction for next Monday, November 20th. This transaction is an operation in which the bank will recover the securities (bonds) that it issued in the past and in return will issue securities issued by the Ministry of Finance and the Central […]
Medical Union says reform of the law is against doctors
The National Medical Union questions a bill that aims to modify the law of incentives for professionals in medical sciences. The union believes it would favor cooperatives and would be a disguised method to privatize health services. Edwin Solano, president of the Medical Union commented that said project goes against the interests of the health […]
MINAE berates Incopesca over fishing licenses
The Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE ) made a call to the Costa Rican Institute of Fisheries and Aquaculture (Incopesca) after it became known that they will issue new licenses to allow trawling. This would violate a ruling of the Constitutional Chamber of 2013. On Thursday, the institution led by Edgar Gutiérrez asked Incopesca […]
Fernando Castillo was reelected as a magistrate of the IV Court
Fernando Castillo Víquez was re-elected as magistrate of the Constitutional Chamber for a period of eight years. This was confirmed by the president in office of the Congress, Natalia Díaz, who explained that the deadline to ratify Castillo expired on Thursday. But as the session could not be held, due to the funeral honors of […]
Legislators and politicians said goodbye to Juan Marín
With recognition of his contributions in the approval of new laws, legislators and politicians said goodbye to legislator Juan Marín, from the National Liberation Party (PLN), who died on Thursday morning in a traffic accident. Karla Prendas, head of the PLN faction, remembered Marín as a person with definition and clarity of ideas and thoughts. […]
Art brings together students from across the country
About 20 thousand students from different parts of the country participate in a series of national meetings as part of the Student Festival of the Arts (FEA). Both children and young people show their talent and creativity in 47 artistic disciplines grouped in the areas of: scenic, literary, musical and visual arts. In total, throughout […]