According to the information provided by the Technical Secretariat of Mental Health, from the Ministry of Health, 1408 people tried to commit suicide during 2015. The organization wants to present a national attention’s strategy in October. 80% of people who attempted against their lives were young women. The specialist says that these people are asking […]
Archives for August 2, 2016
Authorities encourage breastfeeding
This week, the authorities from the Ministry of Health and the National Children’s Trust (PANI) will promote breastfeeding, since World Breastfeeding Week is being celebrated worldwide. In Costa Rica’s case, this year the motto is Breastfeeding: Key to sustainable development!” According to information from the World Health Organization (WHO), breast milk is the ideal food […]
Murillo: San Sebastián Prison is a human cage
Judge Roy Murillo set a deadline of 18 months for Justice Department to fully evacuate San Sebastián prison. He described the place as “a deteriorating human cage. It is terrible and humiliating”. Overcrowding and facilities’ poor conditions and the absence of natural light and air cinrculation have turned that space into a dungeon, said the […]
Regulations for death pensions for gay couples will ready in September
According to the Pension Management from the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS), the rules for same-sex couples to benefit from the death pension will be ready next month. The proposal must be approved by the board of the institution. It is estimated that the extension of the benefit of pension for death to same-sex […]
Bridge in Guatuso in will closed on August 3rd
The passage through the bridge in Guatuso, Desamparados will close from Wednesday August 3rd at 6 a.m. due to the construction of the ramps that allow access to the bridge. It will reopen on August 5th at 5 in the morning. Silvia Gómez, an engineer of the National Roads Authority, pointed out that these concrete […]
Legislator proposes to prevent mass release of prisoners
Mario Redondo, legislator from the Christian Democratic Alliance (CDA), proposed amendments to ban the early release of people convicted of crimes against life, sexual assault or organized crime. This proposal will be raised as a motion to the National Penitentiary System and Access to Justice for the Execution of Sentences bill, which according Redondo, is […]