The construction of the road to San Carlos resembles those dark tunnels where it is difficult to find the exit. The project, which started 12 years ago, persists with multiple issues that must be solved to become a reality. A report submitted by the government authorities to Procarretera Association states that the central section of […]
Archives for January 2017
Former police officer arrested as part of organized crime gang
On Tuesday morning the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) arrested 12 people linked to an organized crime gang. One of them was a former police officer named Urbina Obando, also known as “Tigre”. Urbina is allegedly part of a gang responsible for killing two people, one by the name of Omier Taylor, known as “Tu-Pack”, who […]
Robles: “The CCSS proposal is equal to stealing people”
According to Édgar Robles, former superintendent of Pensions, the intention of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) of using the mandatory supplementary pensions of workers to capitalize the Disability, Old Age and Death Regime (IVM) is equivalent to having someone stealing your wallet: It is private money and to take it is similar to […]
Beware! San José criminals are looking for new victims!
Criminals from San José plan to move to Palmares, or other places where there are popular festivities, to steal people’s belongings such as cellphones, wallets or money. In the case of Palmares festivities, the most popular of the country, the Public Force, the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) and the Public Prosecutor’s Office allowed to anticipate […]
New project seeks greater punishments for tax evaders
Legislator Marco Vinicio Redondo Quirós, from the Citizen Action Party (PAC), introduced a bill to expand the possibilities to punish tax evaders. This is an amendment to the Code of Tax Rules and Procedures that reduces the minimum amount to punish tax evasion, from 500 base salaries to only 200. Redondo explained that the change […]
Gato Cole sentenced to 14 years in prison
On Monday, the Criminal Court of Limón sentenced Limón Keylor Jacob Cole Kelly, also known as Gato Cole, to 14 years in prison for crimes of attempted murder. Cole, 25, faced several trials. First, he was accused for allegedly attempting to kill with another person, a couple of brothers in the neighborhood Los Cangrejos on […]