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Ortega: Nicaragua is ready for bilateral dialogue with Costa Rica

August 1, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Nicaragua is ready to resume the binational commission with Costa Rica to discuss matters of common interest, after years of tensions over border disputes, said President Daniel Ortega on Friday. According to Ortega they are ready to discuss border security, sea, air and counter-narcotics matters. During the ceremony of the 37th anniversary of the Air […]

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SNG stopped two men from butchering a turtle

August 1, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Two brothers named Juárez, one of them a 17-year-old minor, were arrested on Saturday for muzzling a turtle and then try to butcher it. The incident occurred in the area of Pacuare, Limón, in the morning. Thanks to an operation of the National Coast Guard Service (SNG) it was possible to find the subjects and […]

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Man tried to leave the country with pending legal issues

August 1, 2016 by Staff News Writer

A young man named Marenco, of barely 21 years old, and with at least two pending issues with the justice, was arrested by the Immigration Police when he tried to leave the country towards his native Nicaragua. The young man thought he would go home without problems, but when checking migration systems, there was an […]

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Order to release elderly man arrested for alimony issues

August 1, 2016 by Staff News Writer

The judges of the Constitutional Court ordered the release of an elderly man, about to turn 71 years old, who was arrested on July, 8th and sent to the Child Support Unit in La Reforma prison for not paying ¢ 279,145 of monthly alimony. The constitutionalists ruled in favor of the appeal of the man’s […]

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The danger of getting quick loans

July 29, 2016 by Staff News Writer

They say that not everything that glitters is gold, and nowadays it’s common to find advertisements offering loans that you can get in a “simple way”. The amounts range from 50,000 colones to millions. Neither co-signers or rigorous requirements are required. The picture is great, but you might be about to make the worst financial […]

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OIJ suggests “rethinking” Animal Welfare Act

July 29, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Many sectors of the country, including Costa Rican authorities from Judicial Investigation Agency and the Public Ministry, are concerned about the first-reading approval of the Animal Welfare Act. The lack of budgetary capacity of the OIJ and the State would not allow them to work efficiently to implement the law, in the case of its […]

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