According to municipal authorities there are more than 70 clandestine locations that offer paid sexual services in downtown San Jose. The list includes game rooms, motels and hotels which operate as prostitution centers. The director of the municipal police estimates there are between 1,500 and 2,000 people, mostly women who are involved in the activity. […]
Archives for January 24, 2014
Municipality of San José will not apply dry law on the election day
Although the National Union of Local Governments (UNGL) reported that San Jose was one of the 13 cantons that would apply a prohibition for alcohol sales on the day of the presidential elections, municipal officials are now saying they will not enforce the ban. According to the director of the Municipal Police, Marcelo Solano the […]
Ticos lacking in English fluency
According to an international study of English language learning, Costa Rica ranks in 37th place among 60 countries analyzed. The study conducted by Education First (EF) for the Americas interviewed 1.7 million adults from among 5 continents. Jorge Rodríguez, Director of International Cooperation of the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Commerce (MEIC), responded by saying […]
Laura Chinchilla travels to Cuba 52 years after Don Pepe
President Laura Chinchilla will land in Cuba on Monday to participate in a summit of heads of state. The visit comes 52 years since the last time a Costa Rican president put foot on the island ruled by Fidel and Raul Castro. Chinchilla is attending the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), which […]
Couple arrested for money laundering and fraud in Tres Rios
A married couple has been arrested by officers with the Money Laundering Section of the Poder Judicial (OIJ). According to authorities, the pair took a multinational corporation for $2 million dollars and laundered the money. The man worked for the company in the finance department. Investigators did not release the name of the company. Source […]
Correos de Costa Rica sent 1.7 million packages and documents in 2013
Shipments through the EMS courier service, offered by the national post office grew by 17 percent during 2013. The agency attributes the increase to contracts for delivery of billing statements, judicial notices, passports and visas. The courier service is seen as necessary to continued operations as the use of conventional mail is in decline due […]