250 Appointments Delayed in Women’s Hospital Due to Strike

All appointments in Obstetrics and Gynecology given for today in the Women’s Hospital, south of the capital, were suspended. This means that about 250 patients did not received care in this specialized center due to the national strike called las…

IMN Announces Summer Officially Here

This week end the period of transition from the rainy season to dry, for which is imminent the start of summer in the North Pacific and the Central Valley. The National Meteorological Institute (IMN), in a bulletin issued yesterday, reported that, in c…

National Strike For Costa Rican Doctors

The national union of doctors agreed last night to call an indefinite strike from today, at 7 a. m., in support of the movement that anesthesiologists began eleven days ago in search of prophylactic vacations. The decision was taken by more than 600 un…

Tico Sentenced To Prison in El Salvador

A Costa Rican was sentenced to 12 years in prison in El Salvador because he entered this country with little more than two kilos of heroin on a bus. The man was identified by the judicial authorities of that country as Eric Antonio Carvajal Granados, 3…

Free For All on Liquor Licenses?

Many municipalities have not respected the law and given more liquor permits than those permitted. This is one of the main conclusions that have a report of the Comptroller General of the Republic, released today. The legislation states that the amount…

Negotiations Between Anesthesiologists and CCSS Resumes

On the tenth day of the strike, representatives of anesthesiologists and authorities of the Social Security Fund (CCSS) will sit again at the negotiating table at 2 pm. The event will take place on the premises of the National Training Institute (INA) …