Archives for November 15, 2017

The Consumer Policy Committee of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) approved Costa Rica’s adhesion to the Organization. This approval is due to the partial reform of the Regulation of the Law on Promotion of Competition and Effective Defense of the Consumer, in order to adjust the national regulation to international practices on […]

After a seismic alert, the entire building of the Courts of Goicoechea had to be evicted by disposition of the officials of the Judicial Power The seismic alert occurred at about 3:21 pm, just when the appeal hearing for precautionary measures was held. At the time of the hearing, attorney Francisco Dall ‘Annese rendered his […]

A new 5.2-degree earthquake struck the South Pacific of the country at 3:21 this Tuesday, November 14th. The tremor had its epicenter 38.0 kilometers west of San Pedrillo de Osa in Puntarenas. The depth was 10 kilometers from the surface. It was felt more strongly in Golfito and Rincón de Osa, but it was also […]

The Public Ministry requested a total of 751 years in prison against the five doctors accused for being linked to an alleged network of human trafficking for the purpose of organ harvesting. Prosecutor Ileana Mora asked the Criminal Court of the First Judicial Circuit of San José to impose a preventive prison period against the […]

On Tuesday morning, 40 Fire Department personnel carried out a practice on techniques of extraction and rescue of people involved in a possible train accident. The activity was carried out in the workshop of the Pacific Station of Incofer in San José. In the operation, the officials also worked in the vehicular rescue, which allows […]

The use of cell phones when driving meant a fine of ¢207 thousand for more than 1,629 drivers between January and October this year, according to Transit authorities. This translates into ¢377 million of income for the Government. However, not only did they have to pay that fine, but they also accumulated 4 points on […]