A Prosecutor in Garabito has requested preventative detention for Vincent Patrick Hundley, a Jacó business owner and sponsor of the second division team the Jacó Rays. The same request applies to two attorney notaries who allegedly collaborated with Hundley. All three face criminal charges of fraud and racketeering. According to the allegations in the case, […]
Archives for February 20, 2014
Johnny Araya subject of scandal for notification by tax department
Former mayor of San Jose, and PLN candidate for President Johnny Araya is receiving attention, after the tax department served him a notice on Wednesday morning. After making the notice, the director of the tax agency, Carlos Vargas, confirmed that Johnny Araya had failed to comply with a requirement to provide tax information, and would […]
Registry reported 265 fake marriages in 2013, 33 reported this year
Since the first of January, the Civil Registry had identified 33 cases of sham marriages through processing of applications for naturalization. The figure rises each year with 114 cases in 2012 and 265 in 2013. According to Luis Chinchilla, director of the Civil Registry the increase is due to better investigation and more detection. In […]
Chavista youth interrupt legislature to call for end of violence in Venezuela
On Wednesday, a group of supporters for the regime of Nicolas Maduro and Hugo Chavez interrupted a press conference organized by the youth of the National Liberation party, Libertarian Movement and the Social Christian Unity. The group carried banners and spoke out against violent repression in Venezuela. The situation got out of control when Juan […]
Sintrajap asks administrative court for injunction against road project
Japdeva Workers Union (Sintrajap) has filed a case with an Administrative Court, requesting an injunction against the proposed Route 257, which would connect the community of Sandoval with Route 32. The road is necessary for the development of the Moin Container Terminal (TCM), by the private company APM Terminals. The union says that an environmental […]
Isla Plata on track to become Natural Heritage
Isla Plata, located in Flamingo Santa Cruz de Guanacaste, only requires approval from the Ministry of Environment and Energy (Minae) before becoming a national heritage site. According to Yolanda Acuna, Member of Citizen Action Party (PAC), national heritage would prevent the granting of concessions on the island. In, 2008 a family connected with then Minister […]