The fourth day of strike in the education sector continues to add red numbers for the education system. While teachers demonstrate against the bill that aims to regulate strikes, hundreds of students are left without lessons. According to the report of the Ministry of Public Education (MEP) for Thursday, 16,146 teachers did not show up […]
Basic Rate returns to its lowest level of the year
This Thursday the Central Bank published the data of the Passive Basic Rate (TBP), which returned to its lowest level of the year to stand at 5.70%. This indicator fell 0.15 points compared to the previous week, when it was 5.85%. The TBP is an average used by financial institutions to calculate the cost of […]
Extraordinary budget approved for ¢14 billion
This Thursday, with 42 votes in favor, the Legislative Assembly approved in the first reading the fourth extraordinary budget for a total of ¢14 billion. Of the total resources, most (¢6.8 billion) are for the service of public debt and for the Comprehensive Agricultural Marketing Program (PIMA), to which ¢2.5 billion will be transferred for […]
Nearly 80 prisoners and two prison guards have mumps
Nearly 80 prisoners were treated for mumps, a kind of inflammation, before an outbreak of the disease in four criminal centers. In coordination with the Ministry of Justice and the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS), the Ministry of Health attended the outbreak of this type of infection at the Institutional Care Center (CAI) Gerardo […]
Supermarket removes hummus due to risk of contamination with bacteria
PriceSmart Costa Rica has removed four products that have a high risk of contamination with bacteria that cause intestinal damage: Hummus Pital PAN Original, Hummus Sabra Tray, Hummus LANTANA Black Bean and Hummus LANTANA Rosted Garlic. The preventive measure was taken because it was confirmed that contamination with listeria monocytogenes was found in the production […]
Dengue cases have increased by 140%
Until August 17th, 3,960 cases of dengue were counted in the country, which means an increase of 140.6% compared to the same period of the previous year. The Caribbean and North Central Huetar regions are the most affected regions. In total, they accumulate 72.2% of the cases, that is 2,862. In the Central North, which […]