Minister of Labor Carlos Alvarado informed at a press conference that unemployment in poor households has been reduced during 2016. Last week, results on the poverty rate in Costa Rica were released and they showed a decline for the first time in 7 years. The Government highlighted as a key element that most people in […]
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CCSS won’t request employer’s order to access medical services provided by the institution
During her speech at the official ceremony celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) held at the National Theatre, its executive president María del Rocío Sáenz, announced that from January 2017 it won’t be longer necessary to submit the employer ‘s order to access the medical services provided by the […]
Turrialba volcano only emanated water vapor and gases
After a month and a half of constant ash eruption, Turrialba volcano decided to pause and emanate only water vapor and gases on October 31st. This was reported by the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI) on its Facebook profile, where it indicated that the seismic records maintained constant increases and decreases in […]
According to the WHO, if you are single, you are infertile
The World Health Organization admitted that people who have no sexual partner are infertile. This is a measure to facilitate in vitro fertilization for single people. The definition of infertility is now written so that it includes the rights of all individuals to have a family, including single men, single women, gay men and gay […]
Legislator Fabricio Alvarado is preparing a bill to increase prison sentences for abortion
Legislator Fabricio Alvarado is preparing a bill to increase prison sentences for abortions. The legislator explained that he started working on the text with his legal adviser and he has not estimated yet how many years the proposed penalty would be. We want to do it very carefully in order to do it right and […]
Desamparados will run for peace!
On November 4th, Desamparados neighbors will join a night race which will be done in order to make a call for peace in the canton. “Desamparados lives, a canton united against violence” is the name of the activity and it is an important part of the celebrations of the 154th anniversary of the canton. The […]