The Criminal Court of Aguirre, in Quepos, issued five months of preventive detention against two men named Arce and Santos. They were captured last Tuesday for the crime of migrant smuggling, known as coyotaje. Subjects were arrested in a huge operation against human trafficking and migrant smuggling conducted by the Associate office of public prosecutor, […]
Archives for June 30, 2016
Forensic services in the near future
In the Legislative Assembly, Puntarenas Especial Commission debated the possibility of providing a forensic medicine service in the South Area of the country. By doing so, users wouldn’t have to travel to San Joaquín de Flores in Heredia. Zarela Villanueva, president of the Supreme Court, said that the Judiciary and The Organismo de Investigación Judicial […]
Abuse of police authority against sex-workers
Since 2015, transgender, sex-worker women have filed 14 complaints against officers for abuse of authority. According to La Defensoría de los Habitantes, 12 accusations involve Public Force officers, 1 is against El Organismo de Investigación Judicial (OIJ) and the last one is against the local police. Transgender women assured that officers often ignore their emergencies, […]
Lawyers keep failing Bar Association’s exam
Newly graduated lawyers keep failing the Academic Excellence exam, which is applied by the Bar Association to approve lawyers’ incorporation. Only 26% of the participants achieved 80, the minimum score. In August 2015, the Association changed Ethic examination for an Academic Excellence exam with the aim of raising quality standards. However, after 10 months and […]
3,300 million in food security for rural areas
The Rural Development Institute (INDER) will invest about 3,300 million colones in food and nutrition security, which would benefit about 5,000 people, especially the elderly or disabled. INDER’s Food Safety Department is responsible for providing farmers with inputs, seeds, seedlings, trees, tools, machinery and other materials for planting and harvesting activities such as basic grains, […]
10 UK companies will participate in the BTM fair
According to Pedro Beirute, PROCOMER’s general manager, ten UK companies from the food and agriculture sectors confirmed their participation in the international BTM fair held every September. The announcement came after the Mayor of the Corporation from London City, Jeffrey Mountevans, visited president Luis Guillermo Solís last Tuesday. Last year, 3,365 business meetings were held […]