Due to the satisfaction generated by lowering the percentage of poverty for the first time in seven years, the government is stating that tax package must be passed in order to continue improving and strengthening those numbers. President Luis Guillermo Solís has been emphatic on the need to approve the projects that are listed on […]
Archives for October 28, 2016
Officials charged suspects to help them escape Justice
The Judicial Investigation Organization (OIJ) and the Public Ministry arrested a judge named Pérez, 2 paralegals named Mora and a lawyer named Tejada, on the grounds of corruption. According to the OIJ, these 4 people executed corrupt behavior affecting public probity, charging to help suspects in criminal cases. We determined that the judge held meetings […]
Frente Amplio doesn’t want PANI resources to be cut back
Frente Amplio’s Legislators presented a consultation of constitutionality against the cut back of 25 billion colones from the National Children’s Trust (PANI). To achieve their goal, they asked for the support of other legislators as Lorelly Trejos from Liberación Nacional and other PAC members, because the query needs a minimum of 10 signatures. The fraction […]
Ministry of Security reaffirms the need of hiring new police officers
The decision of the legislators from the Finance Commission to make a onetime transfer of 25 billion colones to the Ministry of Security from the National Children’s Trust (PANI) seemed to be the solution to the emergency of hiring more police officers. However, the Ministry authorities don’t think of it as the solution, since it […]
The teacher who married her student must explain what happened
The 40-year-old teacher, who married her 15-year-old student during the past schools vacation, was notified about the process that the Department of Disciplinary Affairs from the Ministry of Public Education (MEP) started, in order to know what she has to say about the issue. The situation took place in the Professional-Technical Private School of San Isidro, […]
Digital and physical certificates have the same validity
Since last week, the website of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal offers the option to request digital certificates for procedures. The service allows the user to request certificates of birth, marital status and death certificates without going to the offices of the Tribunal and with the same validity as the physical document. With the change, the […]