Just a couple of months ago Sofía Guzmán was diagnosed with lung cancer, but she wanted to fight for her young children, Mariano, Luciano and Mia. However, the 30-year-old lost the battle and died on Monday night, in Max Peralta Hospital. Her story was made public through the site Go Fund me, where her cousins […]
Archives for July 6, 2016
Costa Rica’s profit from the U.K.
In the past 10 years, Costa Rican exports to the United Kingdom have always resulted in profits. The European country is not just any trade partner: in 2015 it ranked eleventh among the main export destinations of Costa Rica, which sold $ 311.8 million and received $ 45.7 million of profits. Ninety percent of the […]
4 Friends take you to Costa Rica’s secret paradises
Karla, Gustavo, Gloriana and Alberto are lifelong friends and every weekend they leave San José to look for new places to visit and walk. They all have different careers but together they created the site www.quebuenlugar.com to show the most spectacular natural scenery in the country to both Costa Ricans and foreign tourists. The site […]
Revision of Signatures of Taitelbaum’s Tax Returns
A comparison of signatures of tax declarations made by Ofelia Taitelbaum, former Ombudsman, would be critical in the criminal investigation brought against her. As confirmed by the public prosecutor, the review is in charge of technicians of the Forensic Science Laboratory of the Judiciary, who also gathered the evidence and the data of the case. […]
Training for Caregivers of the Elderly
From July, 7th, Unibe Ebais will be training caregivers of the elderly in Tres Ríos. Aaron Hernández, director of the Health Areas of Ebais Unibe, explained that the issues to be addressed will be the tired caregiver syndrome, adequate nutrition for the elderly, oral health, exercise, mobilization of bedridden patient, healing ulcers, among other topics. […]
Dual mechanism of electronic fare collection in buses
According to the Association GS Uno Costa Rica, implementing electronic fare collection in public transport should include every citizen. Therefore, they suggest a dual mechanism. The key is to have several, coexisting options and solutions so that the user can purchase prepaid cards in different outlets, or use a bank card,” said Guillermo Varela, executive […]