Although last week the Ministry of Health announced the activation of its protocols for the care and detection of pertussis, the truth is that there is a shortage of vaccine against this disease, as confirmed by the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS). Dr. Leandra Abarca Gómez, from the institution’s Epidemiological Surveillance, indicated that there […]

One of every four premature deaths and diseases in the world are related to pollution and other damage to the environment caused by man, warned the UN on Wednesday in a report on the state of the planet. Air pollution, chemicals that harm drinking water, and the accelerated destruction of vital ecosystems are causing a […]

President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday a plan to land all Boeing 737 MAX 8 and MAX 9 aircrafts in the United States, amid heavy pressure after the second fatal accident of one of these aircraft in the past five months. We will issue an emergency ban on all 737 MAX 8 and 737 MAX […]

A Canadian website that facilitates the purchase of tourist packages created a map of the countries where you can drink water from the tap without fear of getting sick. According to Globehunters, in Latin America, this is possible only in Costa Rica and Chile. Other countries where water consumption is safe are Canada, Spain, Finland, […]

On Tuesday, the European Union (EU) added ten territories to its black list of tax havens, including the United Arab Emirates (UAE), in an annual review that also resulted in the departure of Panama, Uruguay and Peru from the list. Thanks to the listing process, dozens of countries abolished their harmful tax regimes and adjusted […]

Representatives of Consumers of Costa Rica asked the legislators of the Economic Affairs Committee to file the bill of law 21.228 presented by the Ministry of Public Works and Transportation (MOPT) to regulate transportation services through digital platforms. This was indicated by Erick Ulate and Gilberto Campos, who were in the legislative forum to give […]