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Medical rates will be delayed again

September 8, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Medical rates will not come into force for another 3 moths, while the College of Physicians continues reviewing the prices of 9,000 medical-surgical procedures. The initiative created controversy after an increase of up to 300% in some procedures was revealed. With this extension, the effective date of the rates would be December 18th. What we […]

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Uber will invite you to breakfast on Thursday

September 8, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Uber’s self-supply community launched a promotion to away a big muffin on Thursday. Those using the transport service on September 8th between 6 a.m. and 10 a.m., may also go to AM/PM establishments and show the receipt or ongoing Uber journey to receive a free big muffin in exchange. The promotion applies while supplies last. […]

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Libertarians deny wanting the CCSS to go bankrupt

September 7, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Natalia Díaz, legislator from the Libertarian Movement (ML) responded to the warnings made by the Costa Rican Unitary and Social Block Association (BUSSCO) on the possibility that a bill from her party makes the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) go bankrupt. Bill 19.685 aims to amend the Constitutive Act of the CCSS, but was […]

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Óscar López wants alimony prisoners to only sleep in jail

September 7, 2016 by Staff News Writer

On Tuesday morning, legislator Óscar López visited La Reforma prison, where he is seeking support so that alimony prisoners can go out to work during the day and return to sleep at night. We are getting to know the experiences of this type prisoners. The project aims to physically constraint them only at night, so […]

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Country reported the largest growth in the region

September 7, 2016 by Staff News Writer

According to economists from Aldesa Valores, Costa Rica reported the highest economic growth in Central America during the first half of the year, as measured by the Monthly Economic Activity Index (IMAE), with a level of 4.9%, followed by Nicaragua (4.6%) and Panama (4.2%) Costa Rica’s best performance has been hand in hand with the […]

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American Police Officer dies in daughter’s wedding in Costa Rica

September 7, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Timoty Buchanan, 54, traveled to Costa Rica for his daughter’s wedding. He danced with her at the ceremony, and minutes later died of a heart attack in Patarrá. The news was reported on Facebook by Jeni Buchanan, wife of the deceased, who is a renowned photographer based in South Carolina. She quickly point topped news […]

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