The Comptroller General of the Republic (CGR) presented the Municipal Management Index 2015, in which 61 indicators, divided into five areas, were analyzed. Aspects such as development and institutional management were analyzed, as well as planning, citizen participation and accountability and management of environmental development. Similarly, the management of economic services (road management) and management […]
Archives for September 2016
Costa Rica has the potential to export goods to the Colombian market
During an activity organized by the Chamber of Exporters of Costa Rica (CADEXCO), it was determined that companies perceived marketing opportunities in Colombia for products from Costa Rican food industry, information technology (IT) and digital animation. CADEXCO president Laura Bonilla declared that the country has the ability to develop sauces and other sugar-free, cholesterol-free and […]
Rainy season, traffic congestions and stress management
Last Tuesday, in San Bosco de Mora, a fallen tree caused an electric pole to fall on the road and it struck an ambulance. The road was completely blocked, so Diana Porras, a citizen who lives in Puriscal, couldn´t take it anymore and decided to get off the bus and walked in the rain for […]
The Bank robbery suspects had police uniforms
Seals from the National Bank to tie bundles of money, security forces uniforms, ski masks and a wig were found in the house where the 5 suspects of robbing the bank in Rio Frío were arrested. On Wednesday, a 6-month detention penalty for the suspects was requested by the prosecutors. Ministry of Public Security (MPS) spokesman Carlos […]
Campos Mendoza, suspect of murdering, beheading and mutilating a child, is in La Reforma
The suspect of having committed a heinous crime against a child of 8 years old in Guácimo, was arrested on Sunday after an operation that took more than 10 hours. He has been confined in La Reforma prison. Center director Reynaldo Villalobos said that the 23 year old suspect will probably be held in the maximum security […]
Animal abuse cases haven’t decreased
At the end of July, legislators approved the law against animal abuse which stipulates jail punishments for offenders. However, the law was sent for consultation to the Constitutional Chamber and it will read for a second time. Nevertheless, cases of animal abuse continue, according to Leticia Méndez, representative of Rescate Animal. For instance, there is a case […]