| Vol.18 No. 705 | Published Thursday, July 5,
2018 - First news pages |
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CasasVita fraud complaints increase from 47 to 125 in six weeks |
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 By AM Costa Rica staff
The fraud
complaints against CasasVita S.A rose 166
percent before the Public Prosecutor's
Office in the last six weeks. The increase
occurred after the company offices were
raided by the prosecutor’s office and the
Judicial Investigation Agency, according
to data provided by the prosecuting
authorities.
In June, the judicial police raided two offices of the company located in Santa Ana and La Guácima, Alajuela, the office of a lawyer in Heredia and two houses in Santa Ana and San Rafael de Escazú. The objective was to collect documentary and electronic evidence related to the case. The case against CasasVita remains in the preparatory stage, the part of the investigation where agents gather and analyze evidence. Mario Valverde, lawyer of several plaintiffs who went to civil and criminal courts, acknowledged in local media that new complainants came forward to pursue legal actions once the general prosecutor, Emilia Navas, showed great interest in the case. A day after the raids, the agent of the company, a 33-year-old man, was arrested. The suspect was detained for only a few hours before being released without the prosecutor, Jorge Alberto Araya, appealing a judge's decision. He was later separated from the case. Weeks ago, the Public Prosecutor's Office reported that through two joint-stock companies, the company's owner and associates would have provided misleading information to at least 30 plaintiffs who delivered a down payment, money with which the operation of the company would be financed." |
 The CasasVita investigation
is being closely followed
by Emilia Navas, general prosecutor Valverde,
the lawyer, cited the case of an
80-year-old woman who paid $85,000 in cash
for the purchase of three houses in the
Los Arcos project in Heredia and did not
receive any of the houses. He also cited
the case of another woman who paid
$172,000 in cash for a structure that was
included in a guarantee trust that had a
lien on it.
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Three students will represent Costa Rica at the International Biology Olympics in Iran |
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By A.M. Costa Rica staff
After going through several national and international qualifiers, these young men will have the opportunity to attend the event from Sunday to July 22. The International Biology Olympics gets delegations from 70 countries and includes subjects such as animal anatomy, plant physiology and botany, cell biology, chemistry and physics. "We have to do two written exams and four lab tests. The practical ones are quite difficult because they have to be done very quickly," said Chaves, who recently was graduated from the San Pedro Scientific School. In order to prepare for the tests, these young men continue to study and attend tutoring sessions twice a week. "Afternoons that are free, and you can do other activities, we end up using them to study," said Vega, who is in the 11th grade of the Green Valley Athens school. |
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The three students attend tutoring as part of their training to compete in Iran. Rojas, a student at
the San Agustín de Palmares High School, already
has the experience of participating of the X
Ibero-American Olympics of Biology in 2016 in
Brazil, where he got the bronze medal. |
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Getting the country into the OECD is an absolute priority, said Foreign Trade minister |
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By A.M. Costa Rica
staff
"Some of the benefits of joining are that it requires us to work for a more efficient state that contributes to the well-being of Costa Ricans, "Jiménez added. "As part of the challenges of joining the Organization, we need to formalize the 44 percent of the companies that currently operate irregularly, to eliminate procedures to improve the business environment, reduce the inequality, and look for fiscal sustainability, among others," she added. She mentioned the possibility of establishing a successful fishing policy by learning from experienced countries in this field such as Chile, Spain and Norway, which are part of the organization. According to Jiménez, another of her priorities will be to strengthen the relationship and articulation with some ministries and institutions. She also said that she will promote a solid policy focused on attracting investment to the country and try to foster a culture of innovation and the effective transformation of skills and abilities that allow inserting more Costa Ricans in the knowledge economy. |
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Attracting foreign investment is another ofthe priorities of the new minister. "We are aware that human talent is the main value that differentiates us in the fierce competition to attract investment," said Jiménez. Jiménez is a lawyer with a specialization in international trade and in the resolution of conflicts through arbitration.
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Papilloma virus test is the better tool for detecting cervical cancer, study shows |
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By
A.M.
Costa Rica staff
The
papilloma virus test detects signs of
cervical cancer earlier and more
accurately than the pap test, according
to the scientific study published in the
JAMA Magazine.
The study, randomized and controlled, showed that the human papilloma virus test is more sensitive than the pap test, one widely used for decades in preventive medical care for women. Several experts predict that the results could stimulate efforts to completely replace the pap test with the human papilloma virus test. Papilloma infection is the most common sexually transmitted infection and is usually eliminated by the immune system in one or two years. When an infection persists, however, it can cause cellular changes that turn precancerous lesions and, eventually, malign tumors. Almost all cases of cervical cancer are caused by infections, researchers say. About 13,240 new cases of invasive cervical cancer will be diagnosed in the United States in 2018, according to the American Cancer Society. About 4,200 women will die of the disease, the study added. As experts learned more about the role of the human papilloma virus in cervical cancer, most medical groups have recommended that women receive both the new test and the pap test. |
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The Social Security Fund
recently started a campaign to vaccinate girls age
10 and older against the virus.
In Costa Rica, during 2016, 12 out of 100,000 women were diagnosed with cervical cancer and five out of every 100,000 women died from it, according to the Costa Rican Social Security Fund, which recently started a campaign to vaccinate girls 10-year-old and older against the disease. |
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Municipality of Quepos establishes work plan for the next five years |
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By A.M. Costa Rica
staff
Some of the actions defined by the Municipality of Quepos as a priority for the next five years are: attract investment, generate employment, promote housing projects, improve road infrastructure, create recreational spaces and promote actions that protect the environment of the canton. All these projects were approved by the Municipal Council in April. "We delivered a Municipal Development Plan whose purpose is to create a welcoming, entrepreneurial and safe canton with better opportunities for the well-being for its inhabitants, recovering the sense of belonging and seeking a shared vision for co-existence," said Patricia Bolaños, mayor of Quepos. "The development plans are the direction that the cantons are going to take. The municipal organizations must take into their hands the management of their territory and guide it towards a more egalitarian, fairer and more equitable development," added José Francisco Moya, adviser from the Institute of Municipal Cooperation. "For the Municipality of Quepos, this plan is a working tool that articulates and coordinates municipal action in a more efficient and timely manner and allows it to establish the improvements that must be implemented to comply with the institutional development strategy, support the activities of the institutions public organizations, private organizations and the action of citizens within the framework of the vision and concerted priorities of local human development," said the municipality through a public statement. |
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Investment and new jobs will be two
of the priorities
of the Quepos Municipality. |
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By A.M.
Costa Rica staff From Monday to July 21, the university will hold talks and seminars with successful entrepreneurs on the technological tools that every company must have to succeed in the market. "We want to motivate professionals from the technology sector to undertake a leap into a blue ocean. At UCenfotec we believe in the creativity and innovation of people in the technology sector," said Paula Brenes, director of marketing at the Montes de Oca institution. Some of the talks will be: tips for successful entrepreneurship, personal branding for entrepreneurs, blockchain, cryptocurrencies, social entrepreneurship, a successful recruitment process, tips and recommendations. |
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