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Wed, 24 Aug 2022 13:27:23 +0000
Selling of the INS, BICSA and BCR would be an ‘drop in the bucket’ for the debt
QCOSTARICA (Semanario Universidad) Selling the Banco Internacional de Costa Rica (BICSA) and the Banco de Costa Rica (BCR), as well as 49% of the State insurer, the Instituto Nacional de Seguros (INS), does not seem to have many proven benefits, at l...

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 13:11:33 +0000
CCSS enables EDUS in health centers after almost three months of cyber attack
QCOSTARICA – The Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social (CCSS) reported that the health areas, hospitals and units attached to the Medical Management enabled the use of the Expediente Único en Salud (EDUS) for user care. Of the total of 147 healt...

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 13:04:27 +0000
Catholic Church is sentenced to pay ¢65 million for moral damages
QCOSTARICA – The Civil Court of the First Judicial Circuit of San José sentenced the Episcopal Conference and Archbishop José Rafael Quirós to pay ¢65 million colones for moral damages to the victim of sexual abuse by the former priest Maur...

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 11:27:43 +0000
Another political scandal brewing?
QCOSTARICA – The faction of the Frente Amplio (FA) filed a complaint with the Fiscalía General (Attorney General) against five people from the current government and the previous one, for alleged corruption in the processing of the Canal Seco ...

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 09:04:27 +0000
Seven ATMs in Costa Rica allow you to exchange bitcoins for colones
QCOSTARICA – Seven ATMs allow you to exchange bitcoins for colones in Costa Rica. The existence of these machines was announced this Monday morning by the Fraud and Cybercrime Prosecutor (Fiscal de Fraudes y Cibercrimen), Carlos Castro Sojo, on...

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 08:48:43 +0000
Company that will assume the vehicular inspection is already selected
QCOSTARICA – President Rodrigo Chaves will announce on Wednesday the company that will assume the vehicular inspection service for the next two years, confirmed the Minister of the Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Transportes (MOPT) – Mini...

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 08:23:53 +0000
Tolls to finance future construction works, MOPT Minister
QCOSTARICA – The Minister of the Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Transportes (MOPT) – Ministry of Public Works and Transportation (MOPT), Luis Amador, warned that future road works will include toll stations. Days ago, the minister reveal...

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 08:12:01 +0000
Legislators summon Minister of Health to respond for the repeal of the state of emergency by Covid-19
QCOSTARICA – Costa Rica’s Legislators approved a motion of a formal request for the Minister of Health, Joselyn Chacón, to appear before them to explain the reasons for the lifting of the emergency decree due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Ac...

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 07:55:34 +0000
Education is Key to Addressing Climate Change
Education is crucial to combat the degrading actions of the climate crisis and get people to adapt to climate change. Yet, not much attention is being paid to its usefulness. A 2019 study published by UNESCO estimates that if at least 16% of students...

Mon, 22 Aug 2022 13:45:06 +0000
Pediatricians ask to accelerate the entry of vaccines against Covid-19 for children between six months and five years
QCOSTARICA – Costa Rica is waiting for the arrival of the Covid-19 vaccine for the population between six months and five years of age, expected, according to the National Emergency Commission (CNE), to enter the country in the last quarter of ...



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