Archives for January 2017

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have launched a series of tips on the best ways to consume fish, especially for certain groups of people. The new government guideline rated fish in 3 categories to help pregnant women, nursing mothers and parents of young children to choose […]

Former president Rafael Ángel Calderón said it and the presidential candidate of the Republican party, Rodolfo Hernández reiterated it: the next president of Costa Rica will emerge from a second round of elections in 2018. The number of matches and the division of support suggest that it is very difficult to reach the minimum 40% […]

The stories of the waiting lists in the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) are never ending. Ask Marlyn Cruz, who has been suffering from constant pain under a rib for a year. She has consulted in the Ebais and despite using anti-inflammatory medicine, the pain persists. Given the situation, the doctor at the medical […]

As if it were a career, the “knowledge” to become a window breaker is passed from the more veteran offenders to the youngest ones. That criminal legacy, shared as if it were an inheritance from generation to generation, is what allows them to continue a criminal activity that has been causing havoc in places crowded […]

The two victims of Tuesday morning’s multiple crash on the General Cañas highway were officials of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS). A man named Méndez was the driver of the vehicle and had worked for several years at Hospital México. The other victim was an employee of Proveeduría, from Alajuela’s hospital, who was […]

This week, officials of the Public Force raided a bunker with drug dealers and addicts in the Moracia area of Liberia, Guanacaste. During the operation, the official caught 10 men and one woman, all of them with a record of various crimes, including robbery and drug possession. The police also seized three guns, munitions of […]