President Luis Guillermo Solis denounced the “inefficiency” of international pressure to help solve the crisis in Venezuela. It is not that there is paralysis… but inefficiency, given the nature of the crisis,” said the Costa Rican president in a meeting with correspondents at the Casa de América in Madrid. I don’t think we can say […]
Archives for May 2017
Prenatal Yoga in San Carlos
A group of 15 pregnant women in San Carlos will be part of the Prenatal Yoga program of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS). Women over 20 weeks of pregnancy will have two hours to give their body the opportunity of learning about their new state through breathing, relaxation and postures that prepare them […]
New York mafia men confess ties with gambling in Costa Rica
Two mobsters of Italian origin who reside in New York accepted to collect money for criminal organizations. The money was the result of bets made in websites based in Costa Rica. This is one of the many cases uncovered by US authorities confirming the link between mafia groups and the operation of betting centers in […]
Poop bombs, the new Venezuelan weapon!
For almost 40 days, groups of protesters had been facing the National Guard and National Bolivarian Police in the streets of Venezuela, which has resulted in 37 dead demonstrators. In response, “puputovs” (feces bombs) have emerged recently. On social media there are even instructions on how to prepare these “weapons” against repression, which consist of […]
Calderón Guardia improves service to patients with cancer and kidney failure
On Tuesday, Calderón Guardia Hospital inaugurated important improvements in the hemodialysis service and a new operating room for the care of cancer patients who require minimally invasive surgeries. The investment in the equipment amounts to 500 million colones, as each machine has a cost of $17 thousand. This also implies an expansion of the schedules […]
The Netherlands is looking for information located on Costa Rican servers
The Judicial Investigation Organization (OIJ) is cooperating with an international raid, requested by the Dutch police, to give information that would be relevant in a money laundering investigation. The OIJ is still searching for evidence in some offices, located in Centro Colón, that apparently provided data hosting services to the suspects. Dutch police asked the […]