Legislator Ottón Solís has 12 amendments to the 8.9-billion-colones budget draft, presented by the Executive to the Legislative Assembly. It is pending in the Committee on Financial Affairs’ lists. These are motions to the budget law and it aims to save near 17 billion colones in advertising, rentals, travel, consultancies, which is equivalent to 31 million […]
Costa Rican, Conjoined twins’ mother feels hopeful after seeing a similar case in America
Evelyn Badilla, mother of Costa Rican conjoined twins Samuel and Ezekiel declared that she is hopeful after the operation conducted last Friday to separate American conjoined twins Jadon and Anias that were also joined by their heads. We are very happy. These children had a severe condition, with complications that my children don´t have such as heart […]
A great cause: a lawyer’s goal is to save dogs that nobody wants
They are known as murderous, violent dogs and they are usually called “children eaters”. However, according to Joanna Stafford, dogs, specially American Pit bulls, are her life. She is a lawyer and for many years her love for animals led her to use her lunch hour to rescue abandoned dogs. Nevertheless, 10 years ago she rescued […]
Innovation and flavor: the promises of Viva el Café Festival
Next weekend, on October 22th and 23th, the National Stadium esplanade, in La Sabana, will hold the first edition of Viva el Café Festival, organized by the Chamber of Coffee Roasters, the Coffee Association and the Coffee Institute of Costa Rica (ICAFE). The organizers are especially inviting young, enthusiastic people. Coffee will be available in many, traditional […]
Ministry of Security and the communities are united in the fight against drugs
The officers of the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) and the communities are fighting together against the drug problem. In this fight, schools, neighbors and young adults are part of the preventive programs developed by the MSP. There are now more than 15,000 students who have benefited from these programs. Nearly 200 communities are organized […]
Discouragement makes Costa Ricans stop looking for employment
According to the Observatory of the Economic and Social Situation of the School of Economics of the National University (UNA), more and more Costa Ricans are giving up in the search for a job. The research “Situation of the Costa Rican labor market in the second quarter of 2016,” revealed that women and young people […]