Costa Ricans are buying more cellphones, according to a study made by the Telecommunications Viceministry. In 2015, there were 156 cell-phone lines by every 100 inhabitants, which represents a 5 percent growth. Five telecommunication companies provided data compiled in the study. This information is being used to build the Digital Gap Index (IBD in Spanish), […]
Archives for May 2016
Legislator would bar in-vitro fertilization to gay couples and single women
Although the chair of the Social Issues Legislative Commission, the representative Karla Prendas (Partido de Liberación Nacional) strongly supports in-vitro fertilization, she would restrict its use for gay couples and single women in a bill to regulate the medical procedure. Currently in Costa Rica, in-vitro fertilization is regulated by a 2015 presidential decree enacted that went into effect last […]
5 flights cancelled and one redirected for volcanic eruptions
Aeris, the company that runs the International Airport Juan Santamaría, reported on Friday that five airlines decided to suspend their flights into Costa Rica after the volcano Turrialba erupted. The airlines that cancelled their flights were: Southwest, Air Canada, Spirit, Aeromexico, a freighter from Tampa, and United redirected a flight toward Liberia. Copa Airlines, Avianca […]
Zika test to a newborn with microcephaly turned out to be negative
After testing a baby with microcephaly for Zika and getting negative results, the medical personal carried out a second study to completely discard the virus presence. A sample of spinal fluid was extracted by syringe from the newborn. The results will be ready by Monday, reported Rodrigo Marín, National Coordinator of Infectious Vectors for the […]
‘Tica’ woman will participate in an oceanic power megaproject
A Costa Rican woman will help to develop the initiative Ocean Grazer, a project that consist in building a giant platform in the middle of sea to produce enough energy to light up 70,000 houses. Jenifer Brenes, Electronic Engineer student at Technology Institute of Costa Rica (ITCR), will travel to the Netherlands for doing her […]
Transfers from $1,000 or more must be justified
International wire transfers from $1000 or more must be justified by clients and registered by banks. The new requirement was informed in the Law Compliance Regulation 8.204. Authorities said that changes were made to comply with conditions recommended by the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF), in order, to prevent terrorism funding and […]