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Breath Alcohol Test Now Available in Costa Rica

April 5, 2017 by Staff News Writer

A breath alcohol test has just arrived in the country. The product is called “Alarm” and provides consumers with an alternative to measure alcohol consumption. According to Giovanni Sosto, Vice President of Prumisa, the company that markets the product the test is disposable, that is, it is used only once and it has a cut […]

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Oil tends to increase due to a reduction in reserves

April 5, 2017 by Staff News Writer

Oil prices rose due to the next decline in world reserves. The price of a barrel of light sweet crude in the US gained 79 cents reaching $51.03 for May delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX). In London, North Sea Brent’s barrel price gained $1.05 reaching $54.17 in the contract for June delivery […]

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San Juan de Dios Hospital needs blood donors for Easter

April 5, 2017 by Staff News Writer

San Juan de Dios Hospital (HSJD) urgently needs blood donors, especially those of type O positive and negative. Nancy Castrillo, head of the Blood Bank, explained that donors are not approaching and this puts the reserves for Easter at risk. Therefore, the microbiologist calls on donors to collaborate urgently. To have an optimal reserve, 40 […]

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Judicial employees ask legislators to discard SUPEN plan

April 5, 2017 by Staff News Writer

In a protest before the Legislative Assembly, employees of the Judiciary demand that legislators reject the proposal of the Superintendency of Pensions (SUPEN) to reform their retirement scheme. The representatives of the different organizations insist on the inconvenience that the Committee on Pension Regimes of the Congress would dictate the bill based on the SUPEN […]

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22 thousand migrants have passed through Costa Rica

April 5, 2017 by Staff News Writer

The migratory crisis experienced in Costa Rica months ago is only a memory. Today there are only about 80 migrants between the southern and northern borders, a very small number compared to the thousands of Africans and Haitians who have already passed through Costa Rica. About 22,000 migrants have touched Costa Rican soil in recent […]

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Uber drivers demonstrated against violence

April 5, 2017 by Staff News Writer

About 50 representatives of Uber drivers conducted a demonstration on Tuesday, with the aim of drawing the attention of the government and the authorities, since they want to define their labor situation. According to one of the leaders who organized the activity and asked to remain in anonimity, the activity started due to the harassment […]

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