A study by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the Research Institute in Economic Sciences (IICE) of the University of Costa Rica (UCR), announced that putting a tax on plastic would have Low economic impact. Since the effects of the tax depend on the ability of people to react, the research focuses on possible […]
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Guatemalan elections were held this Sunday
The voting centers opened this Sunday in Guatemala to elect the future president in a ballot between the social democrat Sandra Torres and the conservative Alejandro Giammattei, whose winner will have the challenge of facing poverty, corruption and criminal violence. I ask all citizens to vote, it is the opportunity we have to be able […]
Chamber of Commerce pleased with project to regulate strikes
The Costa Rican Chamber of Commerce supports the measure of banning strikes in essential public services, which puts the general welfare of the community first, when some social groups exercise that right. The commerce sector and the Costa Rican people suffered the consequences of the regulatory insufficiency in this matter last year, when the strike […]
Tica wins international award with project to prevent papilloma
Costa Rican Fernanda Sánchez received an international award at the world forum of young leaders, called The Youth Assembly, which was held in Washington DC, United States. She achieved recognition in the Impact Challenge category with the project, “Papilloma Care”. This initiative aims to help thousands of Costa Rican youth to prevent Human Papillomavirus. In […]
Volunteers and retired staff help replace absences due to strike
Volunteer doctors, people who had already retired and an initial investment of ¢536 million allow the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) to continue providing some of the medical services, amid the work stoppage of some employees, already on its fourth day. There are other workers who also work overtime in order to serve the […]
Key road in Santo Domingo will have regulated traffic for five months
About 1.6 kilometers between the McDonald’s restaurant and the entrance to the bridge over Virilla River, on the Santo Domingo de Heredia-Tibás road, will be the subject of a series of works that will require regulated traffic for the next five months. The Ministry of Public Works and Transportation (MOPT) explained that they’ll place pipes […]