Former Costa Rican presidents sent a letter to President Luis Guillermo Solís in which they expressed their support and satisfaction for the Government’s decision of nominating Christiana Figueres as Secretary-General of the U.N. The letter was signed by Luis Alberto Monge Álvarez, Óscar Arias Sánchez, Rafael Ángel Calderón, José María Figueres, Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, Abel […]
Archives for July 21, 2016
Hospital de Día: an outpatient center in Guápiles
Hospital de Día, near Guápiles Medical Center, aims to reduce complications and the amount of patients in Emergency services. Medical center director, doctor Iliana Musa, said that this service is available for those patients who require daily hospital care but who can receive an outpatient treatment. As a result, they can go home to have […]
Tremor in San José
According to a OVSICORI-UNA report, there was a tremor in the West of San José. It registered 3.1 on the Richter scale. It was recorded 2 kilometers southeast of Colón de Mora, where social network users indicated that a “boom” was perceived. The tremor occurred at 10:28 p.m. on Wednesday and it was reported that […]
“Mi cuento fantástico”: a writing contest for children
“Mi cuento Fantástico” comes once more to give children the chance to use their imagination. This is a contest in which children write their own stories about any topic. This is the fifth edition and 34,000 students have participated with the guidance of their teachers and other experts. It is a great way to encourage […]
Pharmaceutical crime in Costa Rica
On July 17th, authorities confiscated the largest batch of medicine intended to enter Costa Rica illegally. There were 2,686 units among antibiotics, injectables and ointments. So far, the Border Police have seized 15,468 drugs, most of them from Peñas Blancas. Although a lot of products are detected and confiscated, a great quantity manages to dodge […]
Fiscal deficit during the first six months of 2016
In June, the fiscal deficit reached 681,900 million colones (2.2% out of GDP) and interest payments were 413,000 million colones (1.4% out of GDP), a situation that worries the executive branch. Helio Fallas, minister of Finance and vice president of Costa Rica, stated that this case should be studied because it is increasingly common for […]