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Beginning on the night (UTC-6:00) of April 17, 2022, a ransomware attack began against nearly 30 institutions of the government of Costa Rica, including its Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Science, Innovation, Technology and Telecommunications (MICITT), the National Meteorological Institute, state internet service provider RACSA, the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (Caja Costarricense de ...
The Costa Rican Social Security Fund (Spanish: Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social) is in charge of most of the nation's public health sector.Its role in public health (as the administrator of health institutions) is key in Costa Rica, playing an important part in the state's national health policy making.
Law No. 5377, passed on 19 October 1973, created the current criminal code of Costa Rica. Article 39 of the law called for the establishment of the Public Prosecutor's Office by transferring the prosecutional powers of the Attorney General's Office to the Judiciary. [3]
Social Guarantees had an important impact on Costa Rican social and economic development. [10] [11] Universal healthcare has allowed the country to have one of the highest health rates (it is currently considered an important destination for medical tourism and has the highest levels of lowest of infant mortality in Latin America only below Cuba), [12] [13] compulsory public education up to ...
The Joint Social Welfare Institute (Spanish: Instituto Mixto de Ayuda Social) (IMAS) is an autonomous institution with legal status in Costa Rica for welfare.It was created under Act 4760 of April 30, 1971, which put it into operation from May 8 of that year.
Costa Rica generally has low corruption and is regarded as the least corrupt nation in Central America. [1] [2] Its anti-corruption laws are generally well enforced.However, there are persistent problems with high level corruption and most notably, every president who has taken office since 1990s has faced allegations of corrupt behavior.
On social media, Instagram food influencer @markie_devo unveiled what is allegedly the coffee shop's Spring 2025 menu (available starting March 5). And our jaws are on the floor after spotting so ...
The politics of Costa Rica take place in a framework of a presidential, representative democratic republic, with a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the president and their cabinet, and the President of Costa Rica is both the head of state and head of government. Legislative power is vested in the Legislative Assembly. The ...