The National Insurance Institute (INS) lost shares in the premiums received for fire insurance policies, according to updated figures from the Superintendent of Insurance (SUG). Compared to 2015, the state insurance recorded a reduction in insurance premiums of almost ¢ 2,500 million. With the decline, the INS went from controling 93.3% of the market in […]
Archives for July 2016
Anita: another victim of animal abuse
5-month Anita lived a great cruelty and it is a recent victim of animal abuse: she was Ill-fed, scalded with boiling water and burnt with cigar butts. The unfortunate event was known on Sunday in Pérez Zeledón. According to Aprovida association, it is one of the cruelest cases in recent months. Its health is critical. […]
Spect-CT scan will help to treat cancer
A new equipment will benefit cancer treatment in Costa Rica. In the coming weeks, The Caja costarricense del Seguro Social (CCSS) will operate a device that will detect the presence of tumors in insured people. It is an imager called Spect-CT scan, which uses a camera inside the body to show and warn about a […]
Solís faced criticism, people want a law against animal abuse
During his campaign, Luis Gullermo Solís promised penalties for those who commit animal abuse. However, the President now faces great criticism due to his bill’s slow process. This discomfort increased last Friday when the public found out about Duke, a puppy who received machete slashes and lost part of his snout as a consequence. The […]
Jail for alimony would only be at night
Failure to pay alimony would be punished with prison only at night, if the initiative by legislator Óscar López, from the Accessibility without Exclusion Party (PASE), is successful. The proposal would apply only to unemployed debtors and prison time would be between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. According to the legislator, that schedule would allow […]
AyA assures arsenic is no longer a risk
Yamileth Astorga, president of Aqueducts and Sewers (AyA), ensures that the levels of arsenic concentration in the water people from Guanacaste and San Carlos drink are safe for their health, since it is less than 10 micrograms per liter, the maximum allowed by the WHO. To this date, the institution has purchased 6 arsenic remover […]