The National Network of Care and Child Development is a flagship projects for the administration of President Laura Chinchilla, and to date has opened 18 centers. The government now hopes to open 30 more centers within the next four months, in a program which to date has cost 30 billion colones ($60 million) for infrastructure […]
Archives for January 13, 2014
Costa Rica aims to attract more foreign high-tech investment
Costa Rica will continue to work this year in attracting companies from high-tech and manufacturing sectors, and estimates are that foreign direct investment (FDI) will total $2.3 billion. Last year the country attracted 43 companies, which generated 7,123 new jobs. The technology sector alone generated $600 million in FDI, last year. Representatives from the Costa […]
Police officers arrested on charges of bribery at border
Two police officers in La Cruz, Guanacaste have been arrested by judicial police and are accused of taking bribes from food vendors operating in the border area. The investigation was started after three food vendors brought a complaint before the attorney general in Liberia. It is believed that the officers saw increased holiday traffic at […]
Influenza, venereal disease and Chagas disease are detected in blood banks
Among the sickness detected in the blood supply are influenza, hepatitis, venereal diseases, high blood pressure, diabetes and Changas disease. Those who donate to the blood bank at Calderon Guardia Hospital are notified if they have a problem and are referred for treatment. At present, the health center is urgently in need of donations of […]
Police discover consumption of six new drugs in Costa Rica
According to a report issued in December by the Costa Rican Drug Institute (ICD), a total of six new synthetic drugs or psychoactive substances have been found after testing the bodies of victims. In October, a 13 year old girl died of a heart attack after ingesting one of the substances. The six substances are […]
Government signs contract to expand irrigation in Guanacaste
On Friday, President Chinchilla signed a contract to expand the Southern Irrigation Canal, located in Cañas, Guanacaste. The project will expand a canal that is currently 8.5 km by 33.4 km and will add irrigation for 8,800 acres of land. Cost for the project is $ 13,820,000 and construction will start in March. Funds are […]