The Legislative Assembly approved in its first reading two extraordinary budgets: the first one for 103 billion colones and the second one for 21,850 million colones. The first spending plan includes a 25,818-million-colones reduction aimed to increase salaries and pensions. Within this budget, a transfer of items was also authorized. It will be 78,222 million […]
Air medical services were needed this week
5 patients required to be transferred through air medical services this week. They were a newborn, a 3-month baby, a 5-year-old girl and 2 pregnant women. The three-month baby was transferred on Wednesday night. She had severe breathing problems which required taking her from Limón to San José, where she was referred to the Hospital […]
Mobile minutes plans for businesses
Small and medium enterprises have a new service. With Kölbi plans, businesses can associate numbers under prepaid and postpaid system. The Mobile Minutes Plans allow companies to hire local minutes plans and distribute them among their collaborators. Thanks to this option, users will be able to better control their minutes and use them according to […]
ARESEP could be forced to pay 8,403,556,803 colones!
Congressman Mario Redondo, President of the Commission of Revenue and Public Expenditure filed a complaint. According to a document submitted by some companies, Autoridad Reguladora de Servicios Públicos (ARESEP) could be forced to pay 8,403,556,803 colones due to five legal processes that are waiting for a sentence. The involved companies are: Inversiones Tapachula S.A, Consorcio […]
Homophobic signs keep appearing in Goicoechea
Since June 6th, in Goicoechea, signs with homophobic threats have appeared. Authorities explained that a preliminary investigation has already started, so they are collecting and analyzing evidence. Although there were some attempts to find more information, Karla Rivera, press assistant in the Public Prosecutor’s Office, indicated that this part of the process is private to […]
New police station in Liberia
In Liberia, there is a new police station fully equipped with furniture and technological devices. The new building will house 195 officers of Liberia Armed Forces. The new police station has green spaces, parking lots, rooms, cells, offices and a kitchen. It was an investment of 1.9 million dollars. President Luis Guillermo Solis Rivera, first […]