According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), a traditional defendant defender of neoliberalism, this economic doctrine increases inequality and its benefits have been exaggerated.” Three directors of the research department of the IMF recently published article, stating that the advantages of certain measures which constitute an important part of the neoliberal agenda appear to have […]
Archives for June 1, 2016
Costa Rica extends ban on imports of Mexican avocados
Costa Rica has extended the ban on the Hass avocados grown in Mexico, claiming that the product is contaminated with a plague that has yet to appear in the country. Last week, US authorities approved imports of the Mexican product, even to regions of Hawaii and Puerto Rico where sunblocht disease hasn’t been recorded. The […]
Social Security invests in Central Pacific medical centers
The Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) has invested ¢607 million in the purchase of diagnostic and therapeutic equipment to improve medical care in the Central Pacific region. Officials pointed that investment would reduce visits to hospitals in the capital by patients from the provinces who couldn’t find some medical services in their regions. The […]
Taxi drivers and the president will discuss Uber
President Luis Guillermo Solís will meet with licensed taxi drivers to listen their complaints against transportation services apps like Uber, which according to taxis unions promote working informally. According to Gilberth Ureña, spokesman of a taxi drivers association, said the meeting will take place on Tuesday, June 7 at the presidential palace. Ureña said they […]
Costa Rica’s first IVF laboratory already working
The Ministry of Health authorized the first private laboratory to perform the technique of in vitro fertilization (IVF) in the country. The obstetrician, gynecologist and specialist in human reproductive medicine, Ariel Perez, received the endorsement by the authorities. The technique will be held in Centro Fecundar Costa Rica, in CIMA Hospital. The technique was banned […]
Legislator paralyzes congressional committees
Despite the agreement of all members of parliament to create 3 commissions with full legislative authority, a single legislator managed to stop the process again. Congresswoman Ligia Fallas, from Frente Amplio, used a mechanism in the legislative regulation that prevents these parliamentary bodies to process the bill drafts delegated by the plenary. Antonio Álvarez, president […]