Thousands of students and workers from the five public universities of Costa Rica marched to Casa Presidencial on Tuesday to protest against restrictions on the use of those institutions' budgets.Â
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Health Minister Fernando Llorca Castro will replace Sáenz starting Thursday and Vice Minister MarÃa Esther AnchÃa will temporarily work as Health Minister.
Union leaders demanded that President Luis Guillermo SolÃs ensure the immediate dismissal of Caja Executive President MarÃa del RocÃo Sáenz Madrigal.
Caja Pension Manager Jaime Barrantes said they will evaluate the unions' petition along with others that they have received from other groups in recent days.
Union leaders hope to block vehicle traffic along the capital’s Second Avenue, in front of the Caja’s main building, to get the institution's attention.
RECOPE's ongoing fuel-setting requests led citizen group “Ya no más RECOPE" (No more RECOPE) to call for a public demonstration to request for the opening of the fuel distribution market in Costa Rica.
