Nataly Monge said proudly: I am a transsexual woman and I’m in La Reforma prison. Monge, who is 22 years old, is serving a six-year sentence for aggravated robbery. She was sentenced as a minor and she is part of a group of people located in the F field, known as the “tombs”. Due to […]
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Problems at the Bar Association continue
Problems at the Bar Association continue. Froylán Alvarado, elected president of the Association, declared that he will not allow the provisional board, created on August 18th, to take control of it, as they stated in a press conference. The conflict started in a special meeting where the creation of a pension fund was supposed to […]
Insurance sector is growing
Authorities from Mafre Foundation presented a study about trends in growing markets in Latin America and Costa Rica and it predicted an improvement in the insurance sector. According to Manuel Aguilera, director of Mafre services, Costa Rican market is consolidating because more companies are participating and investing on it. In addition, market opening has had […]
National Parks Day: goals and challenges
Every year, on August 24th, National Parks Day is celebrated. It is a date to highlight the valuable diversity and the country’s progress on this issue, as well to take challenges into account. In Costa Rica there are 169 protected areas. There are 28 are 28 national parks, 71 wildlife refuges, 8 biological reserves, 31 […]
31 operating rooms closed for lack of specialists
The Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) insists on the need for more medical specialists at a national level and ensures that one of the most critical areas is anesthesiology and recovery. Eugenia María Villalta, medical manager of the Fund, said that 31 operating rooms have closed across the country for lack of 151 anesthesiologists. […]
Cooperatives are important for the production and social progress
A study conducted by the Latin American Foundation and authorities from the Centre for Cooperative Studies and Training (CENECOOP), determined that the cooperative model in Costa Rica is not just a production tool, but also an alternative to meet the needs of associates and their families. Head of the research Roberto Artavia, former chancellor of INCAE Business School, […]