costa rica

Costa Rica begins Covid-19 vaccination for children under five

Published on: October 4, 2022
15:56

San Jose, Oct 4 (Prensa Latina) The Covid-19 vaccination for children aged six months to five will officially start on Tuesday at all Costa Rica´s Social Security Fund (CCSS) centers.

Costa Rica reports sixth monkeypox case

Published on: October 3, 2022
18:20

San José, Oct 3 (Prensa Latina) Costa Rican Health Ministry on Monday confirmed the sixth case of monkeypox, a 51-year-old man with history of a trip abroad he returned from last week.

Costa Rica reports fifth monkeypox case

Published on: October 2, 2022
15:43

San José, Oct 2 (Prensa Latina) Costa Rican Health Ministry on Sunday confirmed fifth case of monkeypox, a 28-year-old man with history of contact with positive patient during a trip abroad.

Costa Rican unions reject Social Security president’s dismissal

Published on: September 19, 2022
11:43

San José, Sep 19 (Prensa Latina) The National Union of Social Security Fund Employees (UNDECA) and the Association of Secondary Education Teachers (APSE) rejected the dismissal of Álvaro Ramos, executive president of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS, in Spanish acronym).

CBYLO condemns assassination attempt on Cristina Fernández

Published on: September 2, 2022
09:04

San José, Sep 2 (Prensa Latina) The Yamilet López Bolivarian Circle (CBYLO) of Costa Rica on Friday condemned the assassination attempt on Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández and expressed its solidarity with the Latin American comrade of struggle.

Costa Rica to strengthen strategy for malaria elimination

Published on: September 1, 2022
18:46

San Jose, Sep 1 (Prensa Latina) Costa Rica is presently training its local health personnel so as to strengthen domestic strategy to fight off malaria by 2025, Dr. Isaac Vargas, National Coordinator of Malaria and Vector Control, praised Thursday.

Popular support stands out in Chaves’s first 100 days in office

Published on: August 15, 2022
08:53

San Jose, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) In the first 100 days in power of President Rodrigo Chaves, popular support for his administration stands out on Monday, qualified as very good or good by 70 percent of Costa Rican citizens.

Costa Rican Broad Front Youth sends an embrace of solidarity to Cuba

Published on: August 9, 2022
10:35

San Jose, Aug 9 (Prensa Latina) Costa Rica's Broad Front Youth (JFA) on Tuesday sent a sincere embrace of solidarity to the Cuban people for the emergency experienced after the fire that has been affecting the Matanzas Supertanker Base, located in the western region of the island.

Costa Rica in solidarity with Cuba in face of deadly fire

Published on: August 8, 2022
18:03

San José, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) Costa Rica on Monday expressed its solidarity with the Cuban families of the Matanzas large-scale fire victims.

Continental Solidarity Network calls regional movements to aid Cuba

Published on: August 8, 2022
16:36

San José, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) Latin American and Caribbean movements, coordinators, groups and committees in solidarity with Cuba are called to aid Cuba with supplies and medicines in order to treat those people affected by the Matanzas deadly fire.

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