In the last decade, the prison population in Costa Rica grew by 60%. This important increase is due to three factors: the application of pre-trial arrest, flagrante delicto courts and increased convictions in ordinary trials. This is revealed by the Second Report of the State of Justice, released on Wednesday morning. The number of people […]
Archives for April 20, 2017
5 key moments to understand the Venezuelan crisis
Chavismo and opposition battled again on Wednesday in demonstrations in Caracas, in a new episode of the political and economic crisis that has accompanied the four years of Nicolás Maduro’s government and that already claimed 7 victims since last week. These are five key moments in the Venezuelan crisis: -2013, Chavez’s death and Maduro’s election: […]
OIJ to investigate newborn’s death in Heredia
The Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) will investigate the death of a newborn reported on Wednesday morning in Heredia. The incident was reported around 7:00 a.m. in Santo Domingo and the preliminary reports indicate that it is a natural death during a childbirth in a house. The baby’s mother, who is allegedly a minor, was taken […]
More than 6 thousand people sign petition against lagarteada
More than six thousand people have signed a petition to ban the traditional lagarteada (crocodile sport hunting carried out on Good Friday) that takes place in Ortega, Santa Cruz in Guanacaste. The initiative was created after authorities confirmed the death of an animal that was part of the 2017 edition. In just two days, more […]
Presidency indifferent to Ottón Solís
The fraction of the Citizen Action Party will support the candidacy of Ottón Solís to preside over the Legislative Assembly from May 1st, but the Presidential House will not do so. According to President Luis Guillermo Solís, during his administration they have not seek negotiations with the other parties to gain control of the congressional […]
5 leading subjects in the Venezuelan crisis
In the midst of a severe political and economic crisis in Venezuela, supporters and detractors of President Nicolás Maduro demonstrated on Wednesday amid fears of destabilization and violence. These are five leading subjects of the tense Venezuelan situation, which has generated international concern. -Nicolás Maduro: Elected as president in April 2013 to succeed his mentor […]