Ziad Akl, a 45-year-old Canadian-Lebanese, admitted creating a criminal group to lend money at exorbitant rates, and in case of non-compliance, the debtors were subjected to beatings, torture, and robbery. Akl, whose brother Elías was murdered in May 2017 in Guachipelín de Escazú, accepted the crimes and resorted to an abbreviated process. Thus, he is […]
Archives for June 28, 2018
Failure to issue electronic invoices will cost ¢215,500 per month
If you are one of the 13,000 tax contributors that have not registered to issue electronic invoices, then there is a penalty pending in the amount of ¢215,500 for each month of delay, according to the sanctions established for 2018 in the Tax Standards and Procedures Code. But do not fear! If you register voluntarily, […]
HIV prevention project will be extended for three more years
The project that began three years ago for the prevention of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in transgender women and men who have sex with men (MSM) will be extended for three more years. This Thursday, the first phase of the project called “Costa Rica, a sustainable model of Combined Prevention and Care for the Population […]
Defective valves caused death of at least 300 people
The Björk-Shiley heart valve (implanted in Mexico Hospital patients in the 1980s), resulted in the death of at least 300 people in the countries where it was placed, after the fracture of at least 450 implements was reported. Between 1979 and 1986, Shiley, Inc., a branch of Pfizer Inc. pharmaceutical company, manufactured between 50,000 and […]
Legislators approve law to use water from protected areas
On Thursday, the Legislative Assembly approved in the second reading a bill that will allow the use of water from protected areas for human consumption. The initiative will empower the Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE) to grant permits to operators of the public water service to install infrastructure and authorize the use of water […]
More than 300 homicides in the first six months of the year
Despite the efforts of the authorities to stop homicides, the first half of 2018 already exceeds 300 cases. This was announced by the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) on Thursday after two murders occurred in Alajuelita and Zapote. The statistics of the entity indicate a total of 302 cases (to June 28th at noon), 29 cases […]