The Ministry of Health fumigated in Puntarenas, San Carlos and Limon yesterday to combat the spread of dengue fever. The Minister of Health, María del Rocío Sáenz, confirmed that more fumigations will take place this week nationwide in the areas most infected by the mosquito.
President Pacheco met with other Central American presidents yesterday in an airport lounge in Nicaragua, who declared a “red alert” due to the “earthquake” of high petroleum prices. In light of this crisis, they agreed to seek help from Venezuela and Colombia.
The meeting was called by Nicaraguan president Enrique Bolaños, to garner support for […]
The Technological Institute of Costa Rica (TEC) obtained second place in the Congress of Entrepreneurs in El Salvador, with the Ergo Snap, a device that allows people with disabilities to button their clothes.
The apparatus was designed by Maria Lourdes Solis, Marta González, Isabel Zamora and Alfonso Herrera Industrial Design students. They plan to market […]
Be careful with easy credit, the National Consumer’s Commission is investigating several complaints related to quick loans. In some cases the person was not allowed to pay back the loan early, in another the interest rate was raised, in a third case addtional interest charges were added that were not in the contract and […]
Over the weekend 5000 people from Costa Rica and even other countries attended the Intel Job Fair at the San José Palacio hotel, although only 250 positions were open.
This is a reflection of the tough times many Costa Ricans are going through, as business people are worried about the economy and the high price of […]
