William Allen Hospital, in Turrialba, clarified that it is not looking for patients’ care assistants as published on several social networks. Doctor Olga Álvarez, director of the hospital, explained that they only publish job offers on human resources’ official website. In addition, Álvarez said that this fake job offer has saturated the hospital’s telephone switchboard […]
Animal abuse cases keep piling up
Two days after the approval of the Animal Welfare Act, which punishes animal abuse and cruelty, another case of a mistreated dog was reported, this time in Cártago. The animal was found in San Rafael of Oreamuno by a resident of the area. Mary Garita informed that they found a badly injured, trembling dog in […]
Costa Rican Pokémon master: he almost catches them all
After playing for more than 5 hours a day for about 22 days, Alex Solano, a resident from San Rafael in Desamparados, assures that he already managed to catch all the Pokémons available in Costa Rica. The trainer, who is level 24, affirms that he managed to catch 145 Pokémons and explained that it happened […]
Where are the kits against Aedes aegypti?
For more than two months, the Ministry of Health has been promising kits to protect pregnant women from Aedes aegypti, the mosquito is responsible for zika. However, the Ministry has not kept it’s promise. On Thursday, the institution’s press office did not talk about the status of these kits, which include repellents and nets for […]
Cockcroach milk: food of the future?
A study published by the International Union of Crystallography states that milk from cockroach could be the food of the future. But it is not any cockoach… Diploptera punctata is the only one that produces a certain type of milk. Unlike most cockroaches, this variety does not lay eggs; it delivers its babies and generates […]
7 financial mistakes Costa Ricans make
Managing money is not an easy task. Surveys show that nowadays, Costa Ricans have a greater financial knowledge, but they are making mistakes that complicate their family’s economic situation. José Prado, from the Department of Administration of Costa the Rica’s Institute of Technology, explained Costan Ricans’ main mistakes in this regard are: -Expenses are higher […]