A total of 1,355 cases are waiting for hearings before a special administrative court, setup to hear immigration cases. Although the court opened it doors in May of 2011, it could only resolve 47 percent of cases in that year and 41 percent in 2012. The court is the first to hear refugee cases and […]
Archives for December 26, 2013
Family member facilitated murder of attorney, says OIJ
According to the Judicial Investigation Organization (OIJ), a female family member is suspected of hiring two hit men who murdered a 60 year old attorney in Pococí. The naked and bound body was found by a gravel road on December 21st. According to the OIJ, the same women, who they have not yet identified for […]
Banks to give grace period before closing accounts
Representatives from Banco Nacional, Banco Popular and Banco de Costa Costa Rica have said they will give account holders who failed to update their personal information a few days of grace before closing their accounts. Informational updates are required by Law 8204, and are designed to counter money laundering, terrorism and illegal activity. Original Article […]
Claro and Telefónica to bring broadband to northern zone
Claro and Telefónica (Movistar in Costa Rica) have been awared contracts to develop broadband Internet for the Northern Zone. The contracts are financed by the National Fund for Telecommunications (Fonatel), which is financed by taxes on telephone lines, and has the goal of bringing infrastructure to less developed, rural parts of Costa Rica. The projects […]
Park ranger celebrates new year at Cocos Island National Park
Park ranger, Mesén Vinicio Lopez is celebrating the holidays in Costa Rica at a distance of 535 kilometers from the mainland at Cocos Island National Park. Mesén, who lives with his family at the park says he plans to remain on Cocos until retirement. He said that communications have improved with Internet access and telephones, […]
Court upholds dismissal of CCSS inspector who failed to inform husband
Second chamber of the constitutional court has upheld the decision to terminate the employment of an CCSS inspector who failed to require her husband to enroll and remit payroll taxes, for restaurant employees in their family business. The inspector, who had worked for the agency for 15 years, before her 2005 firing had won a […]