In August, Costa Rica had a negative variation in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) of -0.22%, for an inflation of 0.91 accumulated in the last 12 months of statistics. According to the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC), August’s variation was due to price reductions in the food and non-alcoholic beverage groups (-1.11%), entertainment […]
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Mario Redondo accuses JASEC directors of millionaire trip to Argentina
Mario Redondo, from the Christian Democrat Alliance (ADC), denounced on Thursday a millionaire trip to Argentina by the directors of the Administrative Board of Electrical Services of Cartago (JASEC). According to the legislator, the Board of Directors of the entity authorized the trip for a week with all expenses paid to a conference of auditors. […]
Patricia Mora: “Attorney General has crossed a dangerous line”
Patricia Mora, from Frente Amplio, said that the Attorney General of the Republic, Jorge Chavarría, “has crossed a very dangerous line” and assured that she believes Chavarría defends other people’s interests. These remarks came after the Prosecutor’s assertion about the money from the Bank of Costa Rica (BCR) -which gave $30 million in credit lines […]
Church opposes contraceptive implant to reduce teen pregnancy
In July, the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) announced that it would gradually enable the sub-dermal implant as a contraceptive method for women between 10 and 20 years old. The measure aims to reduce teenage pregnancy and it is expected to be available in all health services in the national territory by 2020. However, […]
Hurricane Irma to have indirect influence over Costa Rica
The National Meteorological Institute (IMN) projects an indirect impact of Hurricane Irma on Costa Rica from the weekend. Irma, a powerful category-five cyclone, will have an indirect influence between Saturday and Sunday given the wind flow that it will cause. The hurricane will cause rainfall during the afternoon and evening in the South Pacific and […]
Students participate in lesson to become agents of change
Fourth grade students from the Felix Arcadio school in Santo Domingo de Heredia received a special lesson on Thursday morning. The “World’s Greatest Lesson” was given by Alicia Vargas, deputy minister of public education, as part of an initiative led by the United Nations. The lesson lasted 40 minutes, in which the vice minister talked […]