The former president and pre-candidate from the National Liberation Party (PLN), José María Figueres, issued a message on social networks to apologize for the Alcatel case. The candidate recognized that he is the target of insults and strong criticism for his actions in the past, including the closure of Instituto Costarricense de Ferrocarriles (INCOFER) and […]
If these 10 legislators had a different job, they would be fired!
Can you imagine what would happen after missing 61 days of work? Well, according to the Executive Director of the Legislature, from January to September, 2016, Humberto Vargas, from Social Christian Unity Party (PUSC), recorded 60 unexcused absences and a leave. That is almost 7 times per month. Vargas leads the ranking of the 10 […]
MostaRUN: The Race against Prostate Cancer
The race against Prostate Cancer will be on Sunday November 13th at 7 am, in Escazú. The activity is organized by “Loquesiembras”, dedicated to conduct social projects. One of them is this recreational athletic race that fight against prostate cancer. The World Gym Escazú will be the start and finish line of MostaRUN. There will […]
Internship test will measure the quality of medical education
771 medical students from 8 colleges in the country took the test to win an internship at the medical centers of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS). The test will measure not only the knowledge of senior students of medicine, but it will also detect possible weaknesses and improvements in the quality of the […]
Try Meriche: the new coffee-scented beer made in Dota!
It is an artisan beer, made by four young innovators. They are Isaac Elizondo, Adrian Aguero, Isaiah Ureña and Cristian Solís, all of them are from Santa María de Dota. With a strong innovative spirit, they decided to use the prestige and recognition of the coffee produced in their area and to take advantage of […]
New drugs are being used in school parties
As soon as the classes end, parties organized by many college students are very common, and unfortunately such activities are characterized by excessive consumption of alcohol and some drugs like marijuana. However, according to the director of the Costa Rican Drug Institute (ICD), Guillermo Araya, this year authorities and parents have another concern: synthetic substances, […]