Police arrested on Wednesday afternoon a convict, who was released from prison to serve the rest of his sentence on house arrest, for selling drugs. The man, identified by the surnames Atavia Jiménez, served just one year in prison for a 6-year sentence for selling drugs. According to the police, the man allegedly began selling […]
Archives for June 2016
Most of law graduates failed the test to join the lawyers association
The number and quality of education of Costa Rican law school graduates are being questioned, after the results of the affiliation exam to the attorneys association were made public. Since last September more of 1,000 candidates have taken the exam on three occasions, but only 30 percent passed the test. In Costa Rica there are about […]
Initiative calls for 50% of public universities quota for public schools
If the bill presented by legislator Epsy Campbell is successful, public universities would be required to reserve 50% of their quota of the most demanded majors. Campbell explained that the top 10 students from each institution will be prioritized. However, they would not be exempt from complying with the requirements and tests for admission in […]
Three companies are vying for building interoceanic railway
Three companies are vying for the concession to build a 200-mile interoceanic railway in northern Costa Rica. The railway route would cover in 4 hours the distance from Limón, on the Caribbean coast, to Guanacaste, on the Pacific. The project, valued at $16 million, is intended to transport goods. The bidding process office reported that […]
Congress overrides Ligia Fallas obstacles
The congress unanimously invalidated obstacles imposed by legislator Ligia Fallas on the operation of the three committees with legislative authority. With 41 votes in favor, the congress rejected 10 motions filed by Fallas to cripple all projects by passed on by the plenary to these parliamentary bodies. Afterwards, the three commissions returned to work on […]
President said a fiscal deficit of 10.5 percent calls for “violence”
President Luis Guillermo Solís said that if his tax reform is not approved, the next government could face a deficit of 10.5 percent. The key piece of the government deficit proposal is higher taxes. A measure that has not advanced because of the opposition in the legislature. The tax reform will allow the government to […]