Lawyers for the 84 U.S. investors who accused Matthew Quintavalle of fraud, will continue with a case in civil court despite the death of Quintavalle, according to the lawyer Alfredo Fournier. Fournier criticized the slowness of the judicial process and three years of investigation by the Ministerio Público with little results. The Public Ministry reported […]
Archives for April 2014
U.S. Fugitive Josh Edwards Arrested in Costa Rica
U.S citizen Joshua Louis Edwards, age 24 was arrested in Costa Rica and has been extradited on Thursday in a joint operation between law enforcement in the United States and immigration authorities in Costa Rica. Edwards, who was convicted of running a prostitution ring in San Antonio and sentenced to 10 years in prison fled […]
Costa Rica removes visa for citizens of Russia
Costa Rica will eliminate the visa requirement for citizens of Russia, in a move intended to boost tourism from that country. The decision was announced yesterday by the Ministry of the Presidency, the Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT) and the Directorate General of Immigration. The tourism industry is also calling on officials to remove all visa […]
230 Clinics online with digital records
At present, 1.4 million individuals, covered by state medical care (CCSS) are online with a digital record system, called Expediente Digital Único en Salud (Edus). The system, maintained under contract with the state telecom (ICE) is not yet fully digital. Much of medical records are still maintained on paper, but the system tracks the paper records, […]