by IRENE VIZCAÍNO The conflict between the CCSS and medical residents is worsening after yesterday when other medical professionals decided to join the movement and make their own demands. At the end of an extraordinary meeting, representatives of the National Medical Union (NCU) and the National Union of Medical Specialists (Sinama) developed a list of [...]
June 20th, 2010 | Filed under Health | Read More »
by IRENE VIZCAÍNO The administration of Laura Chinchilla is proposing three alternatives to help increase the chances of the middle class to access credit for housing. Through these initiatives, the new government intends to give a double whammy: one side will reactivate the construction sector and the other will help the deficit of 160,000 houses. [...]
May 11th, 2010 | Filed under Costa Rica Headlines | Read More »
by IRENE VIZCAÍNO After conciliatory speeches and handshakes, the elected president, Laura Chinchilla, and the Nicaraguan president, Daniel Ortega, set to work. Just yesterday, they agreed to work together on a project to create a tourism corridor that includes the province of Guanacaste and cities like Rivas and Granada, across the northern border. There was [...]
April 21st, 2010 | Filed under Costa Rica Headlines | Read More »