Chinchilla administration considered second worst in past 34 years
Email this page October 4th, 2012 – According to information from a survey done by CID Gallup for a local news source, the current government has been the second worst…
National hospitals lack enough beds to attend patients
Email this page October 4th, 2012 – In 1980, Costa Rica had 7,000 hospital beds, which meant 3 beds for every 1,000 citizens. Today, Costa Rica has doubled the…
Costa Rica’s service exports continues to grow
Email this page October 4th, 2012 – The Costa Rican Foreign Trade department said yesterday that Costa Rica exported $2.92 billion in services during the first semester of this year,…
Shootout in Cartago hospital emergency room
Email this page CARTAGO, COSTA RICA – October 4th, 2012 – According to the preliminary version, two men ran inside the CCSS Max Peralta Hospital in Cartago yesterday, one a…
Credomatic warns clients of Internet fraud
Email this page October 4th – Credomatic is warning its clients about a “phishing” email that some clients have received, requesting clients to update account information via a fraudulent page.…
Tensions flare with Panama over tax demands on confiscated vehicles
Email this page October 3rd, 2012 – Anyone who has ever taken a Costa Rican vehicle out of the country, perhaps to Nicaragua or Panama, knows there can be a…
Municipal official gets year of preventive detention for drug trafficking
Email this page LIMON – October 3rd, 2012 – A municipal official, identified by the last name Gomez, who was arrested for hiding 905 kilograms of marijuana on the Island…
Self-employed will pay more for Social Security
Email this page SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA – October 3rd, 2012 Self-employed workers currently make payments to the Costa Rican Social Security Service (CCSS), based on a 116,500 colones salary,…
