Franklin Corella, member of Partido Acción Ciudadana (PAC), urged the enactment of a bill that aims to eliminate age as a tiebreaking criterion in elections. The legislator asked the Executive to include the initiative in the current special session of the Congress, which will end on August 31st. The bill, promoted by Corella, intends to […]
Medical commission: “Costa Rica has enough specialists to address social security problems”
Costa Rica has enough medical specialists to address social security problems. The Specialist Commission, composed of representatives from the Medical Association and the Fund, the Ministry of Health, medical national unions, SIPROCIMECA and SINAME, did not find a good reason for bringing foreign specialists, as suggested by the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS). As consequence, […]
Honduran woman and her son sued the US government
Suny Rodríguez, a 40-year-old honduran and her 9-year-old son Angelo sued the US government in a federal court for having been illegally detained and for inhuman treatment. In January, 2015, Rodríguez, her partner José Rafael Sánchez and their son were arrested by US border authorities shortly after crossing illegally from Mexico. Rodríguez told authorities she […]
Desamparados will have an environmental technology center
Next year, Desamparados will have an environmental technology center, which will treat and use 25 monthly tons of recyclable material collected by the Municipality. In will be located in Patarrá, in a land donated by the Banco Hipotecario La Vivienda (BAHNVI). It is expected that the center also includes training, induction and prevention areas, recyclable […]
Baby with microcephaly tested positive for zica analysis
On August 5th, a baby was born with microcephaly at San Carlos Hospital. He tested positive for the first zica analysis. However, authorities keep studying his case. As confirmed by Rodrigo Marín, Minister of Health, it is a case in which the Nicaraguan mother spent the first 12 weeks of gestation in a community where […]
El Indio’s defense attorney filed an appeal
Rafael Giroud, defense attorney of Marco Zamora Solórzano, better known as “El Indio,” asked for a reduction of the 70-year sentence that was issued to him on charges of drug trafficking, murder and conspiracy in February 2015. According to Giroud, the judgment was only based on different wiretaps, so the process should be reviewed. The […]