A security officer of a private condominium joined forces with a criminal group to assault and kill an 80-year-old German woman who lived in Piedades de Santa Ana. The Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) arrested three people linked to the death of the woman identified as Rosemarie Dietich. She was a pensioner of a German bank […]
People rescued beached whale at Playa Grande
Last Sunday, dozens of people had one of the best experiences of their lives when they visited Playa Grande in Guanacaste. A baby whale ran aground in the sand of this beach in Santa Cruz and could not return to the sea. That is why a group o people united to push the animal back […]
Constitutional Court would turn its back on the IACHR if equal marriage issue goes to Congress
If the magistrates of the Constitutional Court decide not to resolve the issue of same-sex marriage and transfer this responsibility to the Legislative Assembly, they would be turning their backs on the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, which in January forced the Costa Rican State to assure gay couples the same rights as heterosexual couples. […]
Colombia and the USA reject involvement in the attack denounced by Maduro
Colombia and the United States rejected any participation in the alleged assassination attempt of which Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said he was targeted on Saturday in Caracas, an act denounced by allies such as Cuba and Iran. Maduro, who assured that the attack was carried out with drones loaded with explosives, blamed the events on […]
Due to threats, human rights NGOs close their doors in Nicaragua
The Nicaraguan Association for Human Rights (Anpdh) closed its doors due to threats and harassment by armed paramilitary groups, who have committed various violent acts during the crisis of more than three months that hits Nicaragua. The organization works to rescue injured, arrested or harassed protesters during the protests against Daniel Ortega’s government. In addition, […]
Treasury: “gap in budget is bigger than what has been said”
The “gap” left by the administration of Luis Guillermo Solís is larger than what has been said so far. To fill it, the extraordinary budget of about ₡600 billion proposed by the government last week will no longer suffice. Now it will be necessary to send another additional budget, to complete some 900 billion needed […]