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Foundation gives a different Christmas to children at risk

December 12, 2016 by Staff News Writer

About 100 children living in extreme poverty enjoyed a different day, full of joy, games and gifts. The John 3:16 Foundation, along with the Rotary Club of Escazú, offered them an early and different Christmas and in the company of their mothers. The children were able to forget all their difficulties for a day. They […]

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Is it the right time to be vaccinated against Influenza?

December 12, 2016 by Staff News Writer

The country is facing a new increase in respiratory infections and those who have been vaccinated can cañm down. But if a person is not vaccinated, he could still get vaccinated, but he will not be able to get the body completely-protected against these viruses, as informed by Gustavo Lazo from the National Children’s Hospital […]

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Misviejosamigos.co.cr: The Costa Rican social network that existed before Facebook and MySpace

December 12, 2016 by Staff News Writer

In 1971 the first email was sent and for many people, that was the day the social networks were born. 22 years later MySpace was created and a year later, in 2004, Facebook was born. The now-defunct Hi5 also emerged at that time. But before all of them, there was a Costa Rican social network […]

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Government must rush in order to execute the extraordinary budget

December 12, 2016 by Staff News Writer

One of the priority projects that the Executive sent to the Legislative Assembly is the extraordinary budget for 2016, which is intended to address part of the emergency caused by Hurricane Otto. The main problem that the Government faces with this issue is time, because in the worst of scenarios, the budget would be approved […]

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Ministry of Health: “Powdered milk is not contaminated with salmonella”

December 9, 2016 by Staff News Writer

The Ministry of Health denied an alleged warning about the danger of consuming powdered milk and dairy products from Cordillera brand. Through a statement the Ministry stated that the information is totally false. that brand is not registered in the Ministry of Health since it is not sold in the country. Social networks are important, but […]

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Police officers are involved in 8 cases of sexual abuse of minors

December 9, 2016 by Staff News Writer

The Ministry of Public Security (MSP) admitted that among the causes for the dismissal of about 115 policemen, there are eight allegations of sexual abuse to the detriment of minors. There are also 5 reports of rape, 7 for sexual abuse against adults and 8 reports for possible involvement in homicides. Gustavo Mata, Minister of […]

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