With differences and similitude with Salvadorian gangs known as ‘maras’, this is how Organismo de Investigación Judicial (OIJ) considers the criminal groups that extort money in the Great Metropolitan Area of San José. Similar extortions haunt other Central American countries. Michel Soto Rojas, chief of the Plans and Operations Office of OIJ, said that based […]
Archives for May 2016
Solís postponed public employment reforms and insists on taxes debate
The president of the Republic, Luis Guillermo Solís, insists that representatives at the Legislative Assembly put off legal reforms for public employment and calls them to debate new taxes. The Presidente aired those opinions in a letter sent this Monday to the president of the Legislative Assembly, Antonio Álvarez Desanti. Solís was answering a letter by the […]
CICR estimates low inflation and stable exchange rate
The study “2016 Business Outlook and competitiveness factors for the industrial sector” indicates that the members of the Chamber of Industries of Costa Rica (CICR) expect a decline in inflation and an exchange rate without major variations. Regarding the Consumer Price Index (IPC), 45% of industrials did not want to issue estimates. According to Pedro […]
2 factors will determine if government inaugurates road to San Carlos
The 20 pending property expropriations and the delays in the construction of three bridges – for the obstructions to start working the track across the wetland ‘La Culebra’- will be crucible points to determine if the Government will inaugurate the road to San Carlos in the first months of 2018, as it is has projected. Even […]
Costa Rica will consult IDH Court for rights of sexual diverse people
The struggle for the rights of sexual diverse people in Costa Rica will have a new chapter, this time at the Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (IDH Court). The government announced on Tuesday that it will go the international tribunal to determine if the American Convention of Human Rights (CADH) protects the right for name-changing corresponding to gender identity. Currently, […]
Men carried wild animals in their bags
Three youths who were in La Merced Park drew the attention of police officers due to their obvious nervousness. The officers believed they were carrying drugs. However, when checked, their bags contained a great variety of animals including 7 turtles, 2 iguanas, 3 black iguanas, 5 mice, 12 tarantulas and 1 boa. According to the […]