With only 14 years old, Maria Jose Calderón managed to make Costa Rica proud by winning the Chicago Open Taekwondo Championship. Calderón won four bouts in the category -46 kg and took the gold medal home. As a mother, you always worry because she doesn’t know who she will be facing. But when she triumphs, […]
Archives for June 6, 2016
President of Costa Rica asks neighbors to do more for migrants
President Luis Guillermo Solis asked to his neighbors in the Caribbean basin to be “more conscious and supportive” to the migration of Asians and Africans who travel across Central American countries on their route to the United States. In the seventh summit of the Association of Caribbean States (AEC for its acronym in Spanish), Solis […]
Minister of Justice would suspend parole to curb repeat offenders
Justice Minister, Cecilia Sanchez, warned that parole benefits would be overruled if there are more repeat offenders. Sanchez sent a letter to inmates in which she calls them to live peacefully and meet responsibly the opportunity provided to them. The officer wrote on the letter that it is unfair to cancel a successful program by […]
Costa Rica and Panama agree to share tax information
The governments of Costa Rica and Panama agreed to exchange tax information during a bilateral meeting held in a summit of Caribbean countries, which took place over the weekend in La Havana. The president of Costa Rica, Luis Guillermo Solís and his counterpart from Panama, Juan Carlos Valera, also agreed to work together to address […]
Convicted child sexual abuser accsued of raping another minor
A felon convicted for child sexual abuse, was arrested on Wednesday on charges of raping a 8-year old child in Guanacaste. Witnesses reported that the man was seen with the naked child under a bridge in the Bebedero district of Cañas, and called the child’s mother. Later, police found the mother and her child at the scene. Police arrested convict Ronald Martin […]
Government will open two other centers for immigrant care
President Luis Guillermo Solís reported on national television that the government will open two new centers for the care of immigrants. The stalls will be set up in La Cruz, Guanacaste and Los Chiles, Alajuela. The first center for humanitarian aid for immigrants, located in Buenos Aires de Puntarenas, takes care of women and children, […]