On October 19th, Security Forces, the Traffic Police, the Professional Immigration Police and Prison Police’s union representatives asked for an improvement of their working conditions, as well as a pension law and changes in the working hours schedule. The request was made by 100 officers at the National Park in San José. Mainor Anchía, representative of […]
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A “señatón” to validate Lesco digital translator
About 70 people from the deaf community of Costa Rica will be responsible for validating the digital translator developed by the Technological Institute of Costa Rica (TEC). The Digital translator of Costa Rican sign language (Lesco) was developed with the aim of reducing communication gaps for deaf people. Therefore, Señatón 2016 will be held on […]
Building Companies are considering renewable energy as an alternative in their projects
Costa Rican new building projects are taking into account the benefits of electric transportation. That’s why RC Real Estate is taking a step forward within their real estate proposals and they are offering parking spots for electric cars. This company has two real estate projects: Bamboo Urbano, located on the ring road, and Bamboo 106, located […]
40 people remain in shelters due to floods
The National Emergency Commission (CNE) maintains 2 shelters in Cañas and Aserrí, with 20 people each, due to the floods that occurred on Tuesday as consequence of the strong downpours. Walter Fonseca, head of operations of the entity, said that some alerts have been reported in Tilarán, Cañas, Bagaces, Nandayure and Santa Cruz de Guanacaste. […]
Consumers Association demands census for bean production
The Consumers Association of Costa Rica demanded Agriculture Minister Luis Felipe Arauz to establish the date of the census for bean production, which would be done through an agreement with the National University and using drones. On May 26th this year, Arauz set the startup of the census for July. The idea was to start […]
Vamos is a new political party and it intends to legalize marijuana and abortion
Vamos is a new political party that aims to decriminalize and regulate marijuana in Costa Rica, as declared its president, Margarita Salas. The provincial party is from San José and it will also fight for same-sex marriage and induced termination of pregnancy (abortion). We believe that women own their bodies, declared Salas. Salas explained that […]