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Migration is considering allowing Nicaraguans in to save them

April 25, 2018 by Staff News Writer

The Directorate General of Migration and Foreigners (DGME) is preparing for an eventual increase in the number of Nicaraguans who want to enter the country, due to the political crisis that Nicaragua is currently experiencing. We would have to assess the possibility of allowing admission, much more when people need safety or leave their country […]

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90% of graduates from universities in the country have a job

April 25, 2018 by Staff News Writer

More than 90% of graduates from public and private universities in the country have a job. This was determined by the most recent study carried out by the Labor Observatory of Professionals of the National Council of Rectors (Conare). Of the total graduates, 78.4% of them are wage workers, while 12.1% are independent workers. As […]

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PLN will vote for PAC to get the Presidency of the Congress

April 25, 2018 by Staff News Writer

According to the future leader of the PLN faction, Carlos Ricardo Benavides, the 17 new legislators of the National Liberation Party (PLN) will vote for the candidate proposed by the ruling Partido Acción Ciudadana (PAC) for the Presidency of the Legislative Assembly. The liberationist clarified that the support will be only for the first legislature, […]

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New version of fiscal project would generate 2.4% of GDP

April 25, 2018 by Staff News Writer

The new version of the fiscal reform project (Law on Strengthening Public Finances) would generate resources equivalent to 2.4% of GDP. This figure is higher than the previously estimated 1.9%. With the new calculation, 1.4 percentage points would come from new revenues and 1 percentage point from spending cuts. This was explained by Finance Minister, […]

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Amazing Coyote sighting in Corcovado

April 25, 2018 by Staff News Writer

The presence of a coyote on a beach in Corcovado National Park, in the South Zone, did not go unnoticed. Through an official statement, the park administration announced the -unusual- sighting of this individual of the species known as Canis latrans. Why is that sighting amazing? According to scientific analyzes, in Costa Rican territory, coyotes […]

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This is the new map of Costa Rica

April 25, 2018 by Staff News Writer

Almost three months after the ruling of the International Court of Justice (CIJ), the government of Costa Rica presented the new map after the definition of the maritime boundaries with Nicaragua. The map presented on Monday will be the official map of the country from now on and, according to the governmental authorities, and it […]

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