The Costa Rican Union of Chambers and Associations of Private Enterprises (UCCAEP), took stock of 2016 and shared its expectations for 2017. Franco Arturo Pacheco, president of the UCCAEP, stressed that Luis Guillermo Solís’ government has been marked for a series of “inconsistencies” and even though it wants to solve fiscal deficit, there is not […]
México Hospital temporarily suspended scheduled surgeries
México Hospital temporarily suspended scheduled surgeries for a period of 3-4 weeks. According to Douglas Montero, director of the medical center, the decision was made due to the number of patients who need emergency surgeries, which usually are complex and need to remain in intensive care units. Among these, specialists mention patients with brain tumors, […]
CCSS: “we still have time to solve the problem”
María del Rocío Sáenz, executive president of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS), declared that as long as the necessary measures on financial strengthening are taken, the Disability, Old Age and Death Regime (IVM) will be enough so all Costa Ricans can have their pensions. The statements were made after knowing about an actuarial […]
President Solís’ year evaluation and the button
On December 19th, president Luis Guillermo Solís invited Costa Ricans to an open Facebook talk to discuss the governments’ achievements and challenges during 2016. The conversation started with a pleasant walk through the presidential office in Zapote: the President showed La Sele t-shirt on a wall, as well as a Maleku mask and drawings that […]
Chinchilla: “we should be united to recover the peace that we are starting to lose”
Laura Chinchilla, former President of the Republic (2010-2014) and former Minister of Public Security (1996-2008), expressed her concern about the rising violence in Costa Rica, which makes this year the most violent year in national history. If the projections do not change dramatically, the number of crimes in the coming days will exceed the sum […]
A Dutch official was accused of allowing the entry of Costa Rican drug
A customs official from the port of Rotterdam, the Netherlands, was accused of apparently allowing the entry of containers with cocaine. Among them, there was one from Costa Rica. The subject, known as Gerrit G., is linked to 300 kilos of cocaine hidden in a traveling container of Costa Rican pineapple. The fact dates back […]