The stories of the waiting lists in the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) are never ending. Ask Marlyn Cruz, who has been suffering from constant pain under a rib for a year. She has consulted in the Ebais and despite using anti-inflammatory medicine, the pain persists. Given the situation, the doctor at the medical […]

As if it were a career, the “knowledge” to become a window breaker is passed from the more veteran offenders to the youngest ones. That criminal legacy, shared as if it were an inheritance from generation to generation, is what allows them to continue a criminal activity that has been causing havoc in places crowded […]

The two victims of Tuesday morning’s multiple crash on the General Cañas highway were officials of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS). A man named Méndez was the driver of the vehicle and had worked for several years at Hospital México. The other victim was an employee of Proveeduría, from Alajuela’s hospital, who was […]

This week, officials of the Public Force raided a bunker with drug dealers and addicts in the Moracia area of Liberia, Guanacaste. During the operation, the official caught 10 men and one woman, all of them with a record of various crimes, including robbery and drug possession. The police also seized three guns, munitions of […]

After a process that took more than 760 days, the Government finally appointed Marcelo Varela as Costa Rica’s ambassador to Turkey. This was confirmed by Chancellor Manuel González, who said that after a selection process they determined that Varela was the right person to hold the position since last December 1st, 2016. The agreement was […]

Seventy percent of Costa Rican companies plans to keep their payroll intact during the first three months of the year and 22% plans to increase it, according to estimates by the Institute of Economic Sciences Research at the University of Costa Rica. The pattern is stable. We are talking about permanent employees,” said Gabriela González, […]