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Two U.S. women
marry in Costa Rica
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 By A.M. Costa Rica wire services A couple of New York
women decided to travel to
Costa Rica to get married.
They are Dacia Kwiatkowski and Rachel Chase, both residents of Brooklyn, who decided to travel to Cahuita in Limón Province to get married. The ceremony was attended by 37 people, including family and friends of the couple. They came to marry in Costa Rica because it was here that they made the first trip together six years ago. Dacia said, "That visit marked the lives of both of us. We rafted for two days. We explored the jungle in Manzanillo, and from the first moment we felt Cahuita was our own." "When we decided to get married, we remembered the beautiful national park and the quiet culture of pure life, and we decided that Cahuita would be a great place to begin our married life together. We contacted Gaycations to see if they knew of a wedding planner. Our friends Yeiling and Ernesto took us to Playa Negra Guest House, and we were delighted when we saw the garden," she continued. The couple met on the subway in New York City. According to Dacia, the train braked quickly and the women collide with each other. From that moment, there was an immediate connection. After a relationship of five years, the pair decided to go rock climbing. When they reached the top of a cliff, Rachel proposed to Dacia. She acknowledged that the fact of being a lesbian was not easy at first and that the acceptance of the family is vital. Dacia said that although they were married in Costa Rica, they must complete all their paperwork and documentation in the United States to make the wedding legal. "The right to marry is much appreciated because it gives us the right to support each other in difficult times," she said. Same-sex may be legal in Costa Rica in 18 months, and Dacia said that everyone deserves the opportunity in society to find the person with whom to spend the rest of their lives.
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"Everyone deserves the
opportunity in society to find the person with
whom to spend the rest of their lives."
Marco Castillo,
representative of the Lesbians, Gays,
Bisexuals, and Trans movement,
celebrated the event and argued that it
provides hope for making this type of
union possible in the country.
Castillo also said that it makes them reflect on the importance of guaranteeing human rights, which should not be postponed. "An activity like this fills us with hope. We are seeing a light at the end of the tunnel. We do not know if it will take us 18 months or more. The fact that this couple has come here and has done us the honor of getting married here opens an international path of respect for our rights," he concluded. The Constitutional Court has endorsed equal marriage and gave the legislature a period of 18 months to make changes to the constitution to allow equal married in Costa Rica. The news was published by the Diario Extra
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Government receives more requests for refuge than those estimated by international organizations |
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By A.M. Costa Rica staff
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The majority come from Nicaragua due to the sociopolitical crisis of the last four months.
"We currently have around 17,000
people. These figures, in the context of Costa
Rica with the institutional capacity, with the
legislative framework and with the capacity that
there is in Costa Rica, seem to me figures that
are absolutely manageable," said Maldonado.
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University medical students attend 7,900 patients |
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By A.M. Costa Rica staff
Janella Murillo Rodríguez went to the Costa Rican Social Security Fund in 2017 to continue her medical observation and treatment. She discovered that in order to continue treatment she required an abdominal ultrasound but was told she had to wait almost six months for this diagnostic test. The reality of a long wait affected an additional 7,918 people. However, thanks to a new initiative created by the Specialty in Radiology and Medical Imaging of the University of Costa Rica, those who require an ultrasound will receive it promptly, the university reported. This means that Janella only had to wait three months for her appointment. The radiology residents of the university, general practitioners in the last year of specialty, are providing a vital contribution to the national public health system, the university said. From 2016 to 2017, the students performed 3,704 ultrasounds at the Calderón Guardia Hospital. In that same period, the students at the Carlos Luis Valverde Vega Hospital carried out 908 more tests. Students also performed 2,102 tests in the San Juan de Dios Hospital and, in the Hospital México, 1,204. All this work was performed under the guidance of a teacher. "The UCR started this idea in 2016. The first residents moved to San Ramón. Others did the exams in the Hospital Mexico, in San Juan de Dios and in the Calderón Guardia. Only in San Ramón, it was possible to carry out more than 900 studies scheduled for five years. This place was one of the sites with the greatest need and in which we managed to have a favorable impact,” said Manuel Hernández Gaitán, a physician and coordinator of the specialty. The contribution of these students helps to speed up the ultrasounds most required by Social Security patients, including diagnostics for the abdomen, neck, urinary tract and breasts, areas where an early diagnosis and immediate treatment are most urgent, the university said. This support is part of the final work before a doctor can graduate. Currently, the university offers four options as a final requirement to graduate as a specialist: an investigation, a bibliographical review, a project or a practical work. The students are the ones who decide which one to take, and the practical work has been the most selected, according to the university.
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The students performed 7.900 ultrasounds. Laura Jiménez Redondo, who performed her practice at the Carlos Luis Valverde Hospital in San Ramón says that choosing practical work is often because it results in helping the patient. “When reviewing a topic or conducting an investigation, one can learn a lot, but that is not necessarily reflected in the improvement of other people.” She added that some of the reviews are simply archived and many student doctors want “to do something that would have an impact on a hospital in need." Each student provides 100 hours of service in the medical centers defined by Social Security. The work of future specialists is gaining strength in the daily struggle against the diseases that most afflict Costa Ricans, such as breast cancer. According to Hernández, if the presence of this disease is discovered early, the percentage of cure is almost 90 percent. Janella Murillo, one of the beneficiaries of the program stated: "In my case, I have nodules in the thyroid and cysts in the ovaries. I have arrived at the radiology service, and they leave me on the waiting list. It has happened that I have an appointment with the doctor and they have not yet performed the ultrasound. I have waited from six months to more than a year. With this project of the UCR I waited three months.” The current objective of the university is to increase its presence in rural areas. In 2018, a first step was taken when, for the first time, two students left the great metropolitan area and went to the south of the country.
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Only two of 10 seniors are healthy
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By A.M. Costa Rica staff
Social Security
authorities are concerned about
the prevalence of chronic diseases
in people over 64 years old,
diseases that could be avoided
with healthy habits. |
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Only four of 10 senior adults eat the recommended daily allowance of fruit and have some daily exercise or physical activity.
Regarding
diet, it is recommended that everyone
consume five servings of fruits and
vegetables daily but, in those over 65,
only 40.8 percent of men and 36.1 percent
of women eat the recommended amounts.
Wong stressed that if people reach 50 without chronic diseases and maintain a high degree of control over their health, they can reach 70 years without disease. This increases their life expectancy beyond that age. The executive president of Social Security, Román Macaya Hayes, pointed out that a strategic line of action should be the comprehensive approach to health in the elderly and said that health services should focus attention on promoting a healthy lifestyle to reinforce the idea that life can be long and healthy.
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| Costa Rican pineapples could reach Oceania | |
By A.M. Costa Rica staff |
A.M.
Costa Rica wire services photo
According to Pineapple Producers there are currently around 44,500 hectares of land dedicated to pineapple cultivation. According to Pineapple Producers statistics, there are currently around 44,500 hectares of land dedicated to cultivation in 16 cantons, divided into: Northern Zone with 24,653 hectares, equivalent to 56 percent of the cultivated area, the Atlantic with 11,188 hectares and represents 25 percent, and the Pacific allocates 8,659 hectares, which constitutes 19 percent of the cultivated area. The current destinations for Costa Rican pineapple are: 53 percent to North America, 44 percent to the European Union, 2 percent to the rest of Europe and 1 percent to other markets. |
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Speeding is
apparent cause of multiple fatalities
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By
A.M. Costa Rica staff
According to a Traffic Police
report, 893
drivers have
been fined
this year for
put children
at risk in
cars and
motorcycles. |
 Public
Transport Ministry
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The
fine is ¢211,041, and drivers
will receive
a penalty of 4 points on their licenses. |
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