In recent months, San Carlos Hospital has not been able to perform about 400 surgeries because patients do not arrive, they attend after having breakfast, they have altered blood pressure, high sugar levels or they have a cold. Authorities at San Carlos hospital are calling on the patients not to miss the opportunity offered by […]
Archives for March 2017
CONACOOP sued the Governing Council
Last week, the National Council of Cooperatives (CONACOOP) sued the Governing Council for INFOCOOP’s decision of removing 4 managers named by the plaintiff. On Tuesday, the Public Ministry carried out several raids and detained six people for alleged financial irregularities. One of the detainees is Freddy González, secretary of Conacoop. This situation does not stop […]
A huge investment and a closed park
In April 2014, the Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE), headed by René Castro Salazar, completed the purchase of INBioParque’s land in Santo Domingo de Heredia for 1.5 billion colones. The controversial decision solved the economic situation of the INBio Foundation, former owner of the park. However, it did not exonerate Castro and did not […]
A campaign to fight dengue, chikungunya and zika!
From March 27th to March 31st, an educational campaign on dengue, chikungunya and zika diseases will be held in 1,100 pharmacies of the country. The initiative is organized by the College of Pharmacists of Costa Rica. The idea is that pharmacy professionals provide relevant information on each of the diseases, their risk factors, symptoms, consequences, […]
Solís talks about women’s empowerment at the Tuxtla Summit
President Luis Guillermo Solís addressed five central topics at the Tuxtla Summit and gave especial attention to the economic empowerment of women. During the Summit of Heads of State and Government, Solís also based his proposal on migration, climate change, nuclear disarmament and public-private alliances. However, Solís addressed equity and equality as a paramount issue. […]
Strong quake shook Nicaragua
A strong earthquake of 5.2 on the Richter scale shook the Pacific region of Nicaragua on Wednesday, without reports of casualties or damage. The movement that caused alarm in the population occurred minutes before 11 a.m. and its epicenter was located 14 km southeast of the spa of Masachapa, at a depth of 43 km, […]