Within three months, an interdisciplinary group of health professionals from the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) will have a protocol of therapeutic care for transgender people ready. At the last session of the Board of Directors, it was agreed that the institution will offer hormonal and psychological treatment to transgender people, in order to […]
Archives for June 19, 2017
OAS fails to reach decision on crisis in Venezuela
The OAS chancellors failed once again to agree on a statement on the political crisis that has shaken Venezuela, with 80 days of opposition protests resulting in 74 dead people so far. At a meeting in Cancun, Mexico, on the sidelines of the General Assembly of the organization, the foreign ministers put a new text […]
This is what authorities know about Monday’s storm
Due to heavy rains, the National Emergency Commission (CNE) reported that 20 incidents were reported in the central canton of Cartago in Dulce Nombre, Caballo Blanco, Agua Caliente, surrounding the TEC. The tornado broke homes and caused saturation of a Zopilote ravine that overflowed and flooded homes,” said the entity. The institution also issued a […]
Five people arrested for attempting to extract gold from Crucitas
On Saturday, the Border Police arrested five gold-seeking suspects in the mountainous area of Crucitas in Cutris, San Carlos. They are five Costa Ricans named Elizondo, Quesada, Gutiérrez, Sequeira and Zúñiga, who carried several tools used for gold extraction. The Border Police confirmed on Monday morning that Zúñiga was wanted in court for robbery. The […]
European network used Costa Rica to get money out of cloned cards
Costa Rica is among the countries used by a European criminal organization that cloned cards using the method known as ‘skimming’. A joint operation between the National Police of Spain, Europol and Eurojust resulted in about 30 arrests. In total, 21 of the suspects are Spanish and 9 are Bulgarians. Skimmers are devices installed at […]
Weekend downpours affected 16 cantons
The National Commission for Prevention of Risks and Emergency Care (CNE), reported a total of 16 cantons affected by the heavy rains this weekend. According to Sigifredo Pérez, Chief of Operations of the CNE, the incidents were recorded in five cantons of San José, three in Guanacaste, two in Cartago, three in the South Zone, […]