Yearly Archives: 2015
Constitutional Court Condemns Anal and Vaginal Search Of Handcuffed Woman
QCOSTARICA - The Constitutional Court (Sala Constitucional) ordered the Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social (CCSS) to pay damages to a woman who was subjected to what she describes as "degrading and humiliating" treatment during a physical examination at the San Rafael de Alajuela hospital.
The woman was subjected to a...
Snakebites in Costa Rica Are Associated With Poverty, Weather Fluctuations, and...
QCOSTARICA - Snakebites are environmental and occupational health hazards that mainly affect rural populations worldwide. In Costa Rica, climatic changes are related to the increase in snake bites, is the conclusion by Costa Rican researchers Luis Fernando Chaves, Mahmood Sasa, Jose Maria Gutierrez and Taiwanese Chuang Ting-Wu, published in the...
Is Uber Legal or Not? Depends On Who You Ask.
QCOSTARICA - The answer to the question of whether Uber is operating in the country legally or not depends on who you ask.
According to the Foro Nacional de Taxistas (National Taxi Drivers Forum) press release, its spokesperson, Gilberth Ureña, says the Public Transport Council (Consejo de Transporte Público -...