Minister of Education Sonia Marta Mora and President of the Republic Luis Guillermo Solís, revealed, on national broadcast on T.V., the goals in education infrastructure for 2017: it is intended to invest 128,000 million colones. In the budget 2017, which was presented to legislators a few days ago, the MEP would get a 28.7% of […]
Archives for September 12, 2016
Dry Law in Tibás on September 15th
Tibás City Council decided that the dry law will be applied on September 15th due to the anniversary celebrations of the Independence of Costa Rica. It was announced through a press release, which added that the sale of alcoholic beverages in bars, liquor stores, supermarkets and grocery stores will be banned from 8 o’clock in […]
Psychological test for drivers is not an immediate measure to be imposed
Will be there a psychological test to get a driver’s license? Is it a good idea to perform a regular evaluation to determine whether a driver is in condition to operate on national roads or not? These questions have been asked recently. However, the Directorate General of Traffic Education considers that it is not an […]
Future of 5,000 public phones is unknown
According to Germán Sánchez, head of Telecommunication’s Management and Maintenance Network, public phones stopped being a profitable business for the Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) due to the boom of mobile phones. The relentless modernization of telecommunications keeps alive almost 5,000 public telephones located at strategic points and prisons. However, it is unknown how much […]
The CCSS is racing against the clock!
The Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) is racing against the clock due to the full implementation of the Electronic Record in the Ebais. The dealine is near and there are some unfinished issues. According to María del Rocío Sáenz, CEO of the CCSS, the national coverage ranges from 75% to 90%. From the 1,004 Ebais […]
Patients wait less time for a surgery
According to María del Rocío Sáenz, executive president of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS), some efforts, such as programs for evening surgeries, are beginning to bear some fruit and now a patient does not wait 265 days for a surgery but 201 days. She admits that the institution needs to keep improving medical […]