Wálter Espinoza, director of the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ), said that the victims of “Matapobres” (the poor-killer) in Desamparados were locked in a cement tomb inside his house. The OIJ managed to raid the house on Thursday at 2 p.m. and found four men and a woman “in a kind of cement tomb that was […]
Archives for August 2017
Churches, unions and political parties won’t pay taxes
A little more than a week after President Luis Guillermo Solis announced “a crisis of liquidity”, the government presented a bill called Law for Strengthening Public Finances that includes changes in Income Tax, creates Value Added Tax (VAT), and has a chapter on “Fiscal Responsibility” as well as one on Public Wages. Regarding the Value […]
This is how they fixed the pipeline in Curridabat
Aqueducts and Sewers fixed a massive water leak that occurred on Wednesday morning in Curridabat and this is what the place looks like now. The crews solved the problem, but left the site opposite to Multiplaza del Este completely destroyed. The fault affected the service of drinking water in several sectors of San José, Curridabat, […]
Costa Ricans believe the country is on the wrong track
The survey of the Center for Research and Political Studies (CIEP) of the University of Costa Rica, conducted to 1018 people via cell phone, revealed that 40.06% of the population believe that the course of Costa Rica is bad or very bad, compared to 24,88% who think it is good or very good. On the […]
Significant ash eruption from Poás Volcano
This Wednesday, Poás Volcano started the day with ash eruption, with a plume that does not exceed 400 meters above the top of the crater. This was reported by the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI) on its Facebook wall, where they point out that the eruption started from dawn hours. On Tuesday, […]
MEP works to break with social stereotypes
The Ministry of Public Education (MEP) seeks to free educational centers from all forms of discrimination and violence, to guarantee healthy coexistence between different sectors of the population, regardless of race, sex, sexual orientation or social class. Sonia Marta Mora, Minister of Education, said that the MEP has embarked on a strong battle to break […]