People who are not professionals in dentistry are providing care to Costa Rican patients from areas such as downtown Limón, Siquirres, and San José. The fake dentists perform procedures such as cleaning, orthodontic placement, dental prosthesis, among other services. This was reported by the College of Dental Surgeons of Costa Rica (CCDCR) that alerted health […]
Archives for August 27, 2018
Government backtracks and renews commitment to fiscal reform project
Just over three hours after the announcement was made in the Legislative Assembly, the Government changed its decision to call off the tax reform project. At 6:33 p.m. the Presidential House sent a press release announcing the change of heart. According to the institution, Aguilar’s statements opened new possibilities for negotiation with the different groups. […]
Government is still paying debt illegally
The current government would continue to face the payment of public debt illegally because there is no budgetary content to do it otherwise. This was denounced on Monday morning by the president of the Public Expenditure and Income Control Committee of the Legislative Assembly, Jonathan Prendas. The legislator questioned the national treasurer Martha Cubillo because […]
Costa Rica shows the highest use of Uber per capita in Latin America
According to George Gordon, Uber’s new regional director of Uber, Costa Rica has a population of nearly five million people and it has the highest percentage of Uber users in Latin America. Uber is a mobile platform that facilitates contact between passengers and drivers of private vehicles. According to the company, Central America and the […]
Uber regulation would be discussed in September
Meetings with taxi drivers, Uber drivers, businessmen, and users would be the first steps of the legislative discussion for the regulation of this service. César López, president of the National Chamber of Drivers of Technological Platforms (Canacontec), confirmed that on Monday they met with legislator of the Christian Social Unity Party, and president of the […]
UCR campaign seeks to eliminate single-use plastic
The University of Costa Rica (UCR) calls for more people to join the campaign # noseásindiferente (don’t be indifferent) that seeks to eliminate single-use plastic. The idea is that people say no to straws, plastic bags, and bottles that remain a few minutes in our hands, but take years to disappear. Plastic represents 13% of […]