Archives for March 13, 2017

Authorities do not dare to talk about concrete proposals yet, but they think that the Disability, Old Age, Death System (IVM) plan can’t last 100 years. The system has to adjust to the new demographic and financial conditions that we are living in the country, as a society. stated Jaime Barrantes, pension manager at the Costa […]

The statistics from the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) show that 15 tourists had already been robbed in the same area where a Canadian photographer was murdered a week ago. According to this data, 15 robberies were executed with bladed weapon, 2 people got their belongings grabbed, one person was threatened with a firearm and one […]

The Physicians and Surgeons’ Public Prosecutor’s Office confirmed that it is about to start an investigation on a case filed earlier this year, in which mother’s home birth ended up in death. Andrés Castillo Saborío, president of the entity, said that the investigation aims to find the mother’s reason to deliver at home. In addition, […]

Amigos de la Salud (Friends of Health) program returns to Barva de Heredia. It aims to instill healthy habits of life of boys and girls. The initiative of Coopesiba (cooperative that manages 16 Ebais in Heredia), selects a group of students of a school of the canton and executes dynamic activities for the promotion of […]

The Public Force will allocate 40 more officers for the community of Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, in Limón. They will join other 40 officers who are already in the area, so that there are 80 policemen who look after security. Juan José Andrade, Deputy Minister of Security, commented that these officials will patrol the place […]

A Canadian citizen was murdered in Puerto Viejo, Limón and that showed the lack of security in the area: residents complain because there is not a police station and authorities are not able to build one this year. Jorge Molina, vice president of the Chamber of Commerce and Tourism of the area, explained that an order […]