Empresa de Servicios Públicos de Heredia (ESPH) was selected by the Ministry of Finance for the development, implementation and operation of an electronic invoice system, to begin in January 2017. ESPH and another specialized company will develop the software and will use a technology platform to generate an electronic voucher per every purchase made in […]
The CCSS will have specialists by 2020
A special plan to increase the number of specialists in the medical centers of the Costa Rican Department of Social Security (CCSS) would be developed in a week and a half, but the results won’t be seen until 2020. According to Mario Devandas, member of CCSS’ board, anesthetists, cardiologists, orthopedic specialists and radiologists are the […]
Former minister victim of insecurity
Last Thursday, two individuals stole a car from former minister of security, Jannina del Vecchio. The episode occurred in La Unión, Cartago. Apparently, the former public servant was entering her daughter’s house when 2 individuals approached her, threatened her with a gun, and took her gray car. The vehicle appeared in San Ramón de Tres […]
Frente Amplio celebrates its anniversary
The political party Frente Amplio celebrates the Communist Party of Costa Rica’s 85th anniversary. The celebration includes a special activity in the Hall of Past Presidents of the Legislature. A tribute to leader Isaias Marchena, also known as “El Cabo”, who passed away 31 years ago, is one of the main events, as well as […]
Growing number of young people who attempt suicide or self-harm
A growing number of people, mainly young twenty-somethings, enter emergency rooms of hospitals for self-inflicted injuries by suicide or self-harm attempts. Data from the epidemiological surveillance system of the Costa Rican Department of Social Security show that during the first 20 weeks of 2016, 840 of this cases have been reported. Six out of ten […]
MAG’s two options to restore avocado trade
The State Phytosanitary Service (SFE) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG) has two options to solve the conflict that started more than a year ago, when Costa Rica closed its borders to the imports of Hass avocados from Mexico. The proposals are that Mexico defines the areas free from the sunblotch plague and […]