Students from the University of Costa Rica (UCR) are preparing their next summer vacation: they will organize camps in Upala, an area affected by hurricane Otto. The main objective is that children in the area have other support that goes beyond the school cafeterias while adults are still reconstructing housing and services. We know that […]
Authorities managed to slow fiscal deficit
Through administrative measures and low inflation, authorities from the Ministry of Finance managed to slow the growth of the fiscal deficit. In November 2016, the difference between expenditure and government revenue reached 1.35 trillion colones, a lower figure when compared to last year, when it amounted to 1.44 billion colones. During 11 months, the Treasury […]
Homicides are a pandemic in Costa Rica
Costa Rica, a country without an army, lives a real “war” on its streets due to the growing violence linked to drug trafficking or organized crime. The Judicial Investigation Organization (OIJ) estimates that the population is facing the most violent year ever. Michael Soto, chief of OIJ Office of Plans and Operations (OPO), confirmed that […]
If an old person is sick and wants to get better, does the doctor’s gender matter? Apparently, it does
According to an American study, older people who are treated by female doctors have much higher rates of survival and fewer relapses than those who are served by men. The research, which was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Internal Medicine, was based on a sample of more than a million […]
Arroyo: “the OIJ is a strong and stable institution”
In one of his last days as vice magistrate of the Supreme Court, Jose Manuel Arroyo presented a diagnosis on the state of the Judicial Investigation Organization (OIJ). A deeper study was asked because some cases showed internal disputes, including the death of an agent in training or the videotaped, unauthorized monitoring to deputy director […]
President Solís won’t attend SICA summit
Costa Rican President Luis Guillermo Solís will not attend the summit of the Central American Integration System (SICA) to be held in Managua. Costa Rica will receive the pro tempore presidency of the organization from Nicaragua. The Costa Rican Foreign Ministry declared in a brief statement that Solís is addressing the consequences of hurricane Otto, […]