Fortunately, the three X-ray machines that got wet after last weekend’s flooding in the National Children’s Hospital (HNN) did not suffer major damage. The director of the medical center, Olga Arguedas, confirmed that hospital technicians and engineers finished the drying and revision processes and determined that the equipment is in good condition. The three instruments, […]
Archives for June 2016
Ombudsman insists on urgent investments for infrastructure
According to Monserrat Solano, Costa Rica’s Ombudsman, to move forward in reducing poverty, improved governance is required, as well as the completion of investment projects in infrastructure. Solano warned that Costa Rica should give priority to some actions to fulfill the sustainable development agenda encouraged by the United Nations for the next 15 years. The […]
Irregularities in Nicaraguan milk production
In a recent inspection on two dairy processing plants in Nicaragua, from the company Lala, the Costa Rican National Animal Health Service (SENASA) from the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG), identified several non-conformities with the production system of both inspected plants. The inspection was requested by the Institute for Protection and Agricultural Health of […]
China’s economic slowdown affects milk export policy
Three years after Dos Pinos and the Ministry of Foreign Trade made the first export of milk to China, the market pulls away from Costa Rica due to the economic slowdown experienced by the Asian country. The main problem is the decreased levels of consumption by their domestic economic situation. Dos Pinos’ main market continues […]
U.S. extradition request for Saatio
John Wesley Saatio will be extradited to the United States in the following weeks. According to FOX News, U.S. immigration authorities confirmed this information. As a real escapist magician, Saatio became famous on June 19th, 2015, when he managed to escape the police escort as he returned to prison after a hearing in Houghton. Since […]
Undesirable living among us
John Wasley Saatio, a dangerous sex offender, lived in Costa Rica for almost a year. According to Gladys Jiménez, chief of the Immigration Department, the convict admitted to crossing the border illegally. Reports from Immigration state that Saatio arrived in July, 2015 and he even worked in Jacó, where he was also arrested a few […]