Several bills related to supervision, financial regulation and money tracking are waiting for the legislative process in order to meet requirements set by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The Superintendence of Financial Institutions (SUGEF), the Ministry of Finance and the Costa Rican Drug Institute (ICD), […]
Archives for June 2016
3 pregnancies with Zika are under surveillance
Since the arrival of Zika in Costa Rica earlier this year, five cases of pregnant women with the virus have been reported. One of them had an abortion in early fetal development stages, but authorities were unable to determine whether it was specifically related to Zika, since the woman was suffering from hypertension. There was […]
180 kilos of cocaine confiscated in Guanacaste
An operation carried out on June, 25th in Cañas de Belén, Guanacaste, resulted in the arrest of a man and the seizure of 180 kilograms of cocaine. In the evening hours, officers found a small plane and two vehicles fleeing the site at high speed. After following them, the officers managed to find a black […]
HNN receives 6 children with strong flu every 24 hours
Respiratory infections continue preying on the little ones. On average, every day six minors have to be hospitalized in the National Children’s Hospital (HNN) for health complications caused by infectious processes. This information was released by Olga Arguedas, HNN’s director, who said the medical center remains alert for the increase in flu cases in the […]
CCSS and UCR clash on test for internships
The Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) and the University of Costa Rica (UCR) are engaged in an argument on the training of health professionals in the country. The UCR complaints about the CCSS’ decision to eliminate the test to be performed by medical students in their final year of study, to opt for an […]
Oxfam research hits pineapple producers
In Germany, a great Costa Rican pineapple consumer, two important newspapers have published an Oxfam research, in which the confederation reports bad working conditions, a huge environmental impact and popular repercussions on sowing, harvest and exportation of the product. “A bitter aftertaste” was Der Tagespiegel title report about Costa Rican pineapple production and Osnabrucker Zeitugung […]