There are children with pending surgeries in orthopedics, otorhinolaryngology, reconstructive procedures and urology. However, the National Children’s Hospital has not been able to find all of them. According to Olga Arguedas, director of the hospital, they have found telephone numbers and addresses that no longer belong to the 1,110 patients they are trying to contact. […]
3 inmates escaped from Pococí prison
On Wednesday night, three inmates escaped from the Pococí Institutional Care Center. According to the Press Office of the Ministry of Justice, the men are called Olman Espinoza Jiménez, Raudi Padilla Jiménez and Rodney Rubio Soto. Soto has a 7-year sentence for aggravated robbery and would serve his sentence until October 22nd, 2018, while Padilla […]
Authorities on alert over waves of Venezuelans
Hundreds of Venezuelan citizens who were in Panama have been entering Costa Rica through Paso Canoas with the intention of renewing the tourist visa to return to the neighboring country. However, Panamanian authorities made the decision to reject some of them. Faced with this, Costa Rican migration is on alert for a possible wave of […]
Manuel Otero: “Agricultural productivity has grown in Latin America”
In the last 20 years, productivity increases in the agricultural sector, or in the main production chains in Latin America, doubled the world growth rate. We must have done something well,” said Argentinian veterinarian Manuel Otero, the only candidate -so far- to the leadership of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), which has […]
Senior citizens might have rarely diagnosed disease
Most cases of senile dementia are Progressive, irreversible and devastating. However, this condition is linked to another disease that could be reversed and give quality of life for the patient and their families. Normal tension hydrocephalus is an illness in which fluid from the brain collects in the head, which can be treated. However, the […]
Trump to hit the fight against climate change
US President Donald Trump is set to announce a revised emission standards for vehicles imposed on manufacturers by his predecessor, Barack Obama. On a visit to Detroit, a northern US city with many vehicle manufacturers, Trump will announce that the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) targets for 2022-2025 will be suspended and reviewed. According to an […]