The Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) and the Public Prosecutor’s Office conducted a search on former liberationist legislator Víctor Hugo Víquez’s house on Thursday, given his relation with the cementazo scandal. Víquez and also former legislator Walter Céspedes are being investigated for the alleged crime of influence peddling. Apparently, they would have intervened so that the […]
Archives for December 21, 2017
House arrest denied for organ traffickers
On Wednesday, the Criminal Court of San José rejected the request to grant house arrest instead of prison for doctor Francisco Mora Palma and the Greek trader Dimóstenes Katsigiannis Karkas, accused in the case of organ trafficking. According to the press office of the Court, the judges maintained the measure of eight months of preventive […]
Drugs steal the peace from Costa Rica
Drug sales and the activities around this business caused Costa Rica to reach a new record of violence. Many citizens are afraid and feel powerless, and the authorities recognize the unprecedented panorama, with 2017 being the year with the most homicides (582), and expected to end with more than 600 victims of murder. Drug trafficking […]
Remember to take care of your skin during the holidays
The beach as a favorite destination on Christmas, New Year’s Eve or to enjoy in January. But is important that, in addition to the logistics, you don’t forget to prepare and treat your skin for sun exposure. Guillermo Cortés, a dermatologist at Clínica Bíblica, emphasized that the damage of the sun on the skin is […]
NCG rescued injured hawk in Guanacaste
Agents of the National Coast Guard Service, of the Ministry of Public Security, rescued an adult hawk on Wednesday morning in Flamingo de Santa Cruz, Guanacaste. The bird had several injuries, especially in legs and claws, which prevented it from flying. The crab-eating sparrow hawk arrived at a hotel in this coastal community, where it […]
Epsy Campbell denounces permit cloning in the CSJ
Legislator Epsy Campbell, from the Citizen Action Party (PAC), denounced on Wednesday that the Supreme Court of Justice (CSJ) is cloning permits for 302 job positions. Campbell explained that the CSJ is creating 302 vacancies from January 17th, through a mechanism consisting of permits with pay, but using the same codes. Of the total seats, […]