In order to assist thousands of patients from different medical centers in the country, the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) had to use more than one billion colones from its Emergency Fund. According to the administrative management of the institution, they have invested money in the purchase of disposable clothes, laundry, extra time, fuel, […]
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Costa Rica and Vanuatu established diplomatic relations
Costa Rica and the Republic of Vanuatu established diplomatic relations on September 28th. The link was made at the 73rd United Nations (UN) Assembly, where the vice president and chancellor, Epsy Campbell, signed the agreement with her counterpart Ralph Regenvanu. Vanuatu is in Oceania. It is an island country, that is, totally limited to an […]
Third weeks of strike starts in the midst of uncertainty
Monday marks the twenty-second day the national strike of public employees against the fiscal plan has affected the provision of public services and caused millions of losses in the national economy. There is a lot of uncertainty about the course of negotiations from now on, after this Sunday the bulk of the unions rejected the […]
Union changes its mind and rejects agreement
Although this Saturday night the union said it supported the agreement, on Sunday afternoon the National Union of Employees of the Fund and Social Security (UNDECA) changed its mind and rejected the document, in addition to keeping the strike in force. In an official communication from the Board of Directors, they stipulated that this change […]
Citizens protested against the strike dressed in white and without obstructing roads
On Sunday morning, dozens of people gathered in Plaza de la Democracia, San José, to protest against the strike of public employees that -in the last 20 days- has affected the provision of public services and caused millions of losses to the national economy. Dressed in white and with banners that repudiate the strike, the […]
Nearly 150 kilos of waste were collected during ecological walk in San Rafael
Dozens of residents of San Rafael de Heredia got together this Saturday to play sports and contribute to the reduction of pollution in their canton. The mayor organized the first ecological walk of his community. From 7:00 a.m., dozens of neighbors gathered in front of the entrance of Monte de la Cruz and undertook the […]