On Tuesday, the Ministry of Justice announced the progress in the construction of three penitentiary centers, which will be inaugurated in 2017. San Rafael de Alajuela, Pérez Zeledón and Pococí are the locations for these jails, which will be called Integral Care Units. The three new structures have a value of 66 million dollars. Building […]
Archives for March 15, 2017
Oil continues to fall
Oil prices dropped following the doubts about Saudi Arabia’s commitment to abide by the OPEC production reduction pact. The barrel of light sweet crude fell to $47.72 in contracts for April delivery. The market went on sale since investors learned a report that the Saudis increased their production in February by more than 10 million […]
The College of Physicians talked about the need to have more humanized-delivery practices
Both the College of Physicians and the Nurses Association warn about the need for more humanized-delivery practices without these endangering people’s lives, as happened with a woman in Coronado last January. The woman allegedly died due to a hemorrhage and now a man surnamed Gutierrez is under investigation. Apparently, the suspect has a master’s degree […]
An aircraft full of drugs
Minister of Security Gustavo Mata informed yesterday morning that the aircraft that fell at Finca Los Marín, in Parrita, was carrying drugs. In addition, based on the model of the aircraft, it is estimated that it could be loaded with 300 or 400 kilos of drugs. This was confirmed by the analysis done by the […]
Vinicio Ruiz won’t be INFOCOOP Executive Director
Marco Vinicio Ruiz declined to be the Executive Director of the National Institute for Cooperative Development (INFOCOOP), for which he was appointed last week by the Inspector Board of the institution. According to Ruiz, he did not accept the charge “for personal reasons” and after talking with his relatives, he decided to keep working for […]
The International Festival of the Arts is back!
The International Festival of the Arts will once again shine in the capital. The Ministry of Culture talked about the details of the XV edition of the event, which will be held from June 29th to July 9th. It will be 11 days where dance, theater, music, circus, visual arts, workshops and many more activities […]