The CCSS will invest $ 1.4 million in anti-inhibitor coagulant complex for 21 hemophilic patients who have developed neutralizing antibodies which interfere with clotting factors. Hemophiliacs suffer from a disorder that causes internal bleeding in joints, muscles in upper and lower limbs, digestive system, urinary system and other areas of the body. There are two […]
USA did not request extradition for Saatio prior to his escape
The escape of American John Wesley Saatio alerted security authorities in Costa Rica. Despite being a dangerous and violent criminal, the United States had not issued the extradition order to repatriate the convict. Saatio was arrested in Jacó on June, 3rd. However, two weeks later he broke the detention module where he was held and […]
Roasted coffee grains make 6 times more profit
If Costa Rican coffee producers decided to roast their own grains, international markets would pay a price six times higher than the current amount they pay for green grains. Today, 99% of national producers sell green coffee, because roasting demands additional investments they cannot afford. According to the manager of Promotion for the Coffee Institute […]
Mafia controls Golfito Free Trade Warehouse
According to Irving Malespín, director of the Fiscal Control Police (PCF) of the Finance Ministry, groups linked to the smuggling mafia make the biggest purchases in the Golfito Free Trade Warehouse. Officials say these organizations take advantage of locals’ economic need to proceed with their illegal business. Malespín said that purchasing cards used in Golfito […]
Correos de Costa Rica: The success of a company doomed to die
In 2009, Correos de Costa Rica did not have resources to pay Christmas bonuses. The company had asphyxiating debts with the state. By that time 78% of its revenue came from traditional mail and only 22% from new services, such as courier and electronic services. Today the story is diametrically different, since in 2015 the […]
Surprise visits to avoid multiple pregnancies
The Ministry of Health will make surprise periodical inspections to the only private center authorized by the entity to perform in vitro fertilization procedures (IVF) in the country, Centro Fecundar Costa Rica. According to Dr. César Gamboa, director of Garantía de Acceso a los Servicios de Salud, the center will be asked the patient registry […]