Legislator Óscar López, from the party Accesibilidad sin Exclusión (PASE), said that the National Institute for Women (INAMU) should be called “National Institute of Lesbians.” The legislator made the statement in a speech in which he criticized the entity’s silence on cases of violence by women against men. López also mentioned the case of Gerardo […]
Archives for July 2016
4 foreigners suspected of drug trafficking were arrested in Liberia
The Public Force and the Coast Guard arrested three Guatemalans who were hiding and had left their identity documents in a boat aground on Cabuyal de Nacascolo beach in Liberia, Guanacaste. Public Security authorities found the boat, identity documents from Guatemala and empty fuel containers. At the time, they also arrested a Mexican named Flandes, […]
Hass avocado’s price could go even higher
If the price for each Hass avocado seems too high now, it might cause surprise that it will increase again, since Mexico recorded a decline in production. According to the Mexican business magazine Expansion, the price of this fruit rose about 90% during the first half of the year, because they already finished the largest […]
CCSS continues negotiating with universities
The Caja Costarricense del Seguro Social (CCSS) will insist on hiring an outside agency to be responsible for making and applying the test for final year, medicine students so that they can opt for an internship in public hospitals in Costa Rica. On July, 6th, CCSS’ executive chief, María del Rocío Sáenz, said that despite […]
Woman with zika lost her baby
Three weeks ago, a 31-year-old woman from Jacó lost her baby while she was infected with Zika. However, the Ministry of Health ruled out that the disease was the cause, because she suffered from unbalanced hypertension. She was in her eight week of pregnancy and she was the fourth pregnant woman infected with the virus […]
CAIS will help addiction and violence victims
From July 8th, Desamparados’ policy holders people will have a new, outstanding service that will help addiction and violence victims as well as mental disorder patients in the community’s Centro de Atención Integral en Salud (CAIS). Julio Cascante, People’s Comprehensive Care Center worker, said that this new modality will come into force with the first […]