The Comptroller General of the Republic (CGR) presented the 2016 Municipal Management Index in which only 12 municipalities obtained a grade higher than 70. The comptroller assured that the report registers a setback in the average score of the municipalities and shows that important difficulties persist to provide public services, park maintenance, garbage collection and […]
Archives for November 23, 2017
Technique decreases recovery time after gastric cancer surgery
Fifty patients with gastric cancer at México Hospital have been operated using a new, less invasive technique. Laparoscopic gastrectomy is characterized by requiring very small and more aesthetic wounds, because it implies a faster recovery, less pain, fewer complications and a reinsertion into daily life in less time. This technique is applied in patients with […]
Authorities ended gang that committed 20 violent assaults in Turrialba
The leader of a criminal group that committed at least 20 violent assaults in Turrialba was captured on Thursday morning by the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) in Siquirres. However, the authorities are clamoring for citizens to file the corresponding complaints, because at this moment there are only three reported incidents. Wálter Espinoza, director of the […]
Fed up, neighbors burn house of violent assailant to throw him out of town
The neighbors of Santa Teresita de Turrialba got tired of a criminal who was committing violent assaults every three days. At only 19 years old, a man surnamed Chávez was the leader of a criminal group that stole from people in the morning. The subject and his cronies were armed, they knocked down doors and […]
The National Theater shows the power of art and dance
The play is called “The diamond thief”. It was presented twice in a row last Tuesday at the National Theater in downtown San José. Nine professional dancers took the stage guided by the choreographer Gustavo Hernández, from the University Dance Company of the University of Costa Rica (UCR). But eight deaf children studying at the […]
Another transport app supports Uber demonstration
A group of drivers from the Nova platform supported the demonstration by Uber drivers on Wednesday, aiming to get to the Presidential House and seek answers from high government officials on the issue of Collaborative Transportation of people in the country. According to Alejandro Vega, communication manager of the company, the demonstration was peaceful and […]