Communication Minister Juan Carlos Mendoza consulted with the Comptroller General of the Republic (CGR) if there was any kind of ban to maintain a contract with the company COES Communication Siglo XXI, which belongs to his cousins. Mendoza noticed the existence of this contract in June this year and proceeded to make the query. The […]
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Pérez Zeledón, San Ramón and Golfito hospitals are the most affected by the strike
Escalante Pradilla Hospital in Pérez Zeledón, Carlos Valverde Vega Hospital in San Ramón, and Golfito Hospital are the three most affected medical centers by the strike that unions maintain against the tax plan. Pérez Zeledón’s hospital halted 39.2% of its work for this Wednesday, the tenth day of the strike. Seven services of this medical […]
Why isn’t the strike illegal already?
Only Labor Courts have the power to determine if a strike is legal or illegal. Through a procedure, these institutions must establish if certain requirements of the Labor Code were met during the strike before issuing a resolution. And although the procedure must be expeditious, no court has ruled in this regard. Why? The director […]
President gives up speech opportunity in the UN
Carlos Alvarado gave up on the idea of giving his first speech before the Organization of the United Nations (UN) in New York next Tuesday. The president announced on Wednesday the cancellation of his trip due to the tense social climate that is experienced in the country over the strike of public employees against the […]
Strike will continue: no agreement between government and unions
After more than five hours of negotiation, the government and the unions failed to reach an agreement to lay the foundations and conditions for a negotiation that would lead to the end of the indefinite strike of public employees. The union sector denounced that it was not possible to reach an agreement because the representatives […]
San Rafael de Escazú won’t have any power on Thursday
The power service is scheduled to be suspended in San Rafael de Escazú on Thursday, due to an inspection performed by the National Power and Light Company (CNFL). The suspension will be from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. to relocate posts in the north sector of the Rotunda of EPA, Escazú. In total ,there will […]