Colds and infections are invading Costa Rica and their victims are the little ones. Nasal congestion, coughs, phlegm, tightness in chest, fever and body pain are some of the symptoms observed. An average of 70 to 80 children are being sent to the National Children’s Hospital because their symptoms are increasingly aggressive. Minister of Health, […]
ESPH will implement electronic invoice system
Empresa de Servicios Públicos de Heredia (ESPH) was selected by the Ministry of Finance for the development, implementation and operation of an electronic invoice system, to begin in January 2017. ESPH and another specialized company will develop the software and will use a technology platform to generate an electronic voucher per every purchase made in […]
Court says fuel rises can be used to pay employees benefits
With four votes in favor and three against, the Constitutional Court decided that the financial need to cover employees benefits justifies fuel price increases by the state oil refinery (RECOPE). The sentence invalidates a decision by the Public Services Regulatory Authority (ARESEP), which discounted 5 billion in personnel costs from estimation to justify a rise […]
Three companies are vying for building interoceanic railway
Three companies are vying for the concession to build a 200-mile interoceanic railway in northern Costa Rica. The railway route would cover in 4 hours the distance from Limón, on the Caribbean coast, to Guanacaste, on the Pacific. The project, valued at $16 million, is intended to transport goods. The bidding process office reported that […]
Goverment approves ¢500 million project requested by congressman
The government included an allocation of 500 million colones in the extraordinary budget, which will be used to build the first stage of the municipal gymnasium of Paraiso in Cartago, the town of congressman Jorge Rodriguez, from the party Unidad Social Cristiana (PUSC). When asked by the press, Rodriguez acknowledged that he had directly asked […]
WHO has little resources to fight Zika
The World Health Organization (WHO) has receives less than 13 percent of the required funding to combat the Zika epidemic and stop the virus from spreading. However, according to Nyka Alexander, WHO’s spokesman, this lack of funding will not have a major impact on the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro this summer. The organization rejected […]