The Embassy of Japan and The Ministry of Foreign Affairs closed a 2,7 million dollar deal to buy high-tech green vehicles. The agreement was signed by Chancellor Manuel González and Japanese ambassador, Mamoru Shinohara. The deal was reached thanks to the Economic and Social Development program project. The vehicles will reportedly be assigned to the […]
Archives for June 2016
Armed seas, helpless skies
Although America donated two 10 thousand million patrol boats to face drug trafficking in the sea, Costa Rican airspace is helpless against this threat. This happens because the country doesn’t have what it needs to attack any aircraft. Diario Extra asked president Solís what his opinion was regarding Costa Rica’s vulnerability to drug trafficking in […]
Doctors accuse the CCSS
Unión Médica Nacional (UMN) publicly accused Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social (CCSS) for not usig 427,000 million colones out of the 2015 budget aimed to patients’ health care. The information exposed by Edwin Solano, UMN’s president, reveals that although the institution has funds, waiting lists for surgery, outpatient and diagnostic procedures such as colonoscopy, gastroscopy, […]
African migrants stranded in Costa Rica
More than 100 Africans, including women, men and kids, are stranded in El Jobo community center, 26 kilometers west from La Cruz, near the northern border, hoping to go to Nicaraguan territory and continue to The United States. Africans want the Costa Rican government to help and treat them just as it did with Cuban […]
Dengue fever vaccine in Costa Rica
One or two months from now, the dengue fever vaccine will be available in Costa Rica, following the approval of the Ministry of Health. Roberto Arroba, national coordinator of immunization, confirmed the product met the necessary requirements to be sold in the country. Arroba is in charge of the operation and the remaining laboratory tests […]
More than 16 thousand Costa Ricans would donate their organs
As part of the Ángeles de Esperanza campaign, the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) celebrated the Day of the will to donate organs and tissues in Calderón Hospital. The goal was to create a registry for people to express their willingness to donate organs. The event began with a Mass, followed by a tribute […]