According to Germán Sánchez, head of Telecommunication’s Management and Maintenance Network, public phones stopped being a profitable business for the Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) due to the boom of mobile phones. The relentless modernization of telecommunications keeps alive almost 5,000 public telephones located at strategic points and prisons. However, it is unknown how much […]
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The CCSS is racing against the clock!
The Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) is racing against the clock due to the full implementation of the Electronic Record in the Ebais. The dealine is near and there are some unfinished issues. According to María del Rocío Sáenz, CEO of the CCSS, the national coverage ranges from 75% to 90%. From the 1,004 Ebais […]
Patients wait less time for a surgery
According to María del Rocío Sáenz, executive president of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS), some efforts, such as programs for evening surgeries, are beginning to bear some fruit and now a patient does not wait 265 days for a surgery but 201 days. She admits that the institution needs to keep improving medical […]
Many Costa Ricans have bad credit records
Due to arrears or the avoiding of their credits payments, more than 66,000 Costa Ricans are listed as bad credit holders within the national territory. Usually, those listed as debtors in the Central Credit Information (CIC) of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (SUGEF) have greater difficulty to get new credits, since individual reports of credit […]
Restructuring sewage plan will benefit over 58,000 families
The Public Service Company of Heredia has obtained the permits from the National Environmental Technical Secretariat (SETENA), so they can begin with the public bidding to look for the construction’s financing of the new sewage system in several districts of Heredia. It is expected that by 2019, more than 58,000 families will benefit from the proper […]
Alimony-domestic violence package is affecting men
Men have many problems: besides dealing with alimony, many of them are also reported for alleged domestic violence. It is a full package and it finds them in a tight spot. According to the Institute of Man’s Support (FUNDIAPHO), such cases are so recurrent and sometimes they don’t have legal bases. This is called parental alienation: […]