The National Council of Wages received the proposal of the Government sector presented by the Minister of Labor, Alfredo Hasbum Camacho. The Government’s initiative is to increase the minimum wages of the private sector by 2.43%. This means ¢2,430 for each ¢100 thousand. The proposal is the same as the one from the employers grouped […]
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Workers who battered dog in Guanacaste were fired
The two officials who appear in a video showing how they attack a dog in Guanacaste were fired on Saturday. Although initially it was believed they were employees of the National Council of Roads (Conavi), because they carried uniforms of this entity, the construction company H. Solís confirmed they were its collaborators. As a result […]
Authorities negotiate with subjects holding hostages in Grecia
Authorities handle a hostage situation in a house in Grecia. The Minister of Security, Gustavo Mata, indicated that several subjects would have entered a house in San José neighborhood in the center of this canton in Alajuela. The Public Force was alerted immediately and arrived at the scene, but the men are kept locked in […]
Get into Costa Rican oceans… in downtown San José
Diving is one of the most wonderful experiences available on our blue planet. In fact, just being on the coast and getting in touch with the sea can make us feel different. You can live an experience for your senses, with all the value of the Costa Rican oceans with the show Trance Submarino 360 […]
Alert against plastic sea off Honduran coast
An immense layer of floating plastic and polystyrene wastes alerted the inhabitants of the tourist islands of Roatan and Cayos on the Caribbean coast of Honduras. Caroline Power, an American photographer living in the area, documented the visible consequences of this garbage pollution in an area near a reef zone. According to the organization Blue […]
Attack on foreign woman in Liberia is being investigated
A Nicaraguan woman named Sandino was wounded in her neck and hands, apparently by her partner. The events occurred at about 1:20 a.m. this Saturday in La Guaria de Liberia. According to the preliminary report of the authorities, the locals heard the woman ask for help and at that moment they saw a man leaving […]