Archives for August 2016

According to the Pension Management from the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS), the rules for same-sex couples to benefit from the death pension will be ready next month. The proposal must be approved by the board of the institution. It is estimated that the extension of the benefit of pension for death to same-sex […]

The passage through the bridge in Guatuso, Desamparados will close from Wednesday August 3rd at 6 a.m. due to the construction of the ramps that allow access to the bridge. It will reopen on August 5th at 5 in the morning. Silvia Gómez, an engineer of the National Roads Authority, pointed out that these concrete […]

Mario Redondo, legislator from the Christian Democratic Alliance (CDA), proposed amendments to ban the early release of people convicted of crimes against life, sexual assault or organized crime. This proposal will be raised as a motion to the National Penitentiary System and Access to Justice for the Execution of Sentences bill, which according Redondo, is […]

The Ministry of Justice will have to transfer 1,262 inmates from San Sebastián Prison before November 2017. The Sentence Enforcement Court set a deadline of 18 months to comply with the closing down of the Institutional Care Center (CAI) in San José. In that place there are 165 Convicts and 1,103 suspects. According to the […]

A group of about 200 Africans tried to block Peñas Blancas border. According to Migration Press Office, it happened because foreigners wanted to enter Nicaraguan territory and authorities from that country did not allow it. However, the situation was controlled by Costa Rican officials. Apparently, several riots occurred in the area and even the Red […]

The train service between San José and Cártago will be uninterrupted. It started on August 1st at 7:30 pm and it will end on Tuesday at noon. This special schedule is due to the hundreds of pilgrims who are expected to use the train to go or come from the old metropolis. The Instituto Costarricense […]