The chavista bench in the Venezuelan parliament has asked justice to assess the mental health of Attorney General Luisa Ortega, claiming that she is out of her mind and should be dismissed, amid an open confrontation with the government. I request the creation of a medical board, which is the responsibility of the Supreme Court […]
Archives for June 13, 2017
Nicoya’s Mayor arrested in raids
On Tuesday, the Office of Probity Transparency and Anti-Corruption arrested the Mayor of Nicoya, Marco Jiménez, while conducting raids in eight departments of the local municipality. The units investigated are Supply, Human Resources, Audit, Mayor’s Office, Secretariat of the Mayor’s Office, Land Maritime, Legal and Municipal Engineering Department. According to the Prosecutor’s Office, an investigation […]
Coast Guard arrested foreigners with 50 kilos of cocaine
Officers from the National Coast Guard Service of the Ministry of Public Security arrested six foreigners of Nicaraguan and Colombian nationality who were carrying a cargo of cocaine on a boat in La Cruz de Guanacaste on Monday. The fishing vessel “Eunice Golondrina 2” traveled without registration and the Drug Control Police (PCD) found 50 […]
Three Mexicans and two Ecuadorians were convicted of drug trafficking
Five men must serve a nine-year and 10 months sentence in prison, after the Quepos and Parrita prosecutors proved they are guilty of committing the crime of drug trafficking. The sentence was issued by the Criminal Court of the area on Monday afternoon. They are the Costa Ricans Rafael Duarte Ramírez and the brothers Michael […]
Do you want to be a drug enforcement cop?
The Drug Control Police (PCD) is recruiting new agents to work with the entity. The Ministry of Security explained that the entity fights against national and international drug trafficking. The positions are available to both men and women. The basic requirements are: -Being Costa Rican. -Having a B1 license. -Having a bachelors degree in secondary […]
Blood donation in Latin America is insufficient
Although the number of blood donors has increased in recent years, it is still far from the global goal: that all people donate repeatedly. This is revealed by a recent report of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), launched as part of the World Blood Donor Day, held every June 14th. According to the study, […]