Through its social networks, the National Association of Educators (ANDE), the Trade Union of Workers of Costa Rican Education (SEC) and the National Association of Teachers of Secondary Education (APSE) announced that their strike will go on. ANDE said they will remain firm in their position to fight against bill 20,580 and agreed not to […]
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Marchamo collection begins on November 1st
Circulation permit must be paid next week The end of the year is “around the corner” and proof of this is that Marchamo 2019 payment collection will be enabled next week. According to the calendar of the National Insurance Institute (INS), the circulation permit begins will be charged from November 1st. As usual, the INS […]
15 people have died in fires so far this year
Fifteen people have died in fires during 2018. In addition, there have been 932 emergencies due to fire in structures, 63 more incidents compared to those that occurred on the same period in 2017. According to the report of the Fire Department, fires in residences, warehouses, and shops occupy the first three places. Likewise, during […]
Customs held up nearly 3,000 kilos of American clothes
The National Customs Service retained 2,700 kilos of new clothes from the United States. Officials of the Customs Enforcement Administration keep the items in a customs warehouse, located in Heredia. There were 259 packages of new clothing of recognized brands. These products had not been declared at the time of import by the customs agent. […]
Hundreds of turtles were born in Guanacaste
Playa Ostional in Guanacaste was the backdrop of a wonderful gift from nature: the birth of hundreds of Kemp’s ridley turtles. The images show the small reptiles climbing the warm Guanacaste sands. Ostional is one of the beaches in the world with ideal weather conditions for these turtles to spawn. This is one of the […]
TSE bets on gender identity
Approximately 15 days ago the Civil Registry of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) modified the last version of the identity card issued in 2016. This change consists in the elimination of the letters “f” and “m” that distinguish between masculine and female, thus leaving the gender box empty. This modification, according to Luis Guillermo Chinchilla, […]