A Costa Rican named Navarro Quesada pleaded guilty to US justice for crimes of mail fraud and money laundering. This was acknowledged by the 41-year-old subject, before Judge Donetta W. Ambrose, in charge of the Court of the Western District of Pennsylvania. Navarro was arrested last February at the Adolfo Suárez-Barajas airport in Madrid, following […]
About 850 national and international doctors meet in Congress
From Monday until Friday, the National Medical Congress will held in its 79th edition. It is part of a call made by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Costa Rica and this time it is held in Garabito. Marino Ramírez, coordinator of the Congress, explained that this time the theme is “Climate Change and […]
Prosecutor will chase corrupt officials regardless of the position
The Public Prosecutor’s Office assured that the crimes of corruption in the country will be persecuted relentlessly, regardless of the position of the accused. This was stated by the acting general prosecutor, Emilia Navas. The institution published on Twitter Navas statement on Monday morning, after a busy weekend when seven people involved in the cementazo […]
IMN: 2017 was the wettest year of the last five years
The National Meteorological Institute (IMN) reported that in the North Pacific it rained 35% more than the average for this rainy season, between March and October. These conditions were caused by the impact of climatic phenomena, such as tropical storm Nate. That increase of 35% translates into 510 millimeters (mm) of rainwater. In other areas, […]
SINOCEM’s former employee: “they made us sign a confidentiality agreement”
A group of workers from SINOCEM Costa Rica, from the Chinese cement importer Juan Carlos Bolaños, are upset and worried, since they have not received their severance check. According to a former worker of the administration department, who preferred to remain anonymous to avoid reprisals, the company had them sign a confidentiality agreement, and days […]
More than 500 homicides have been committed in Costa Rica in 2017
With just two months to get next year, the judicial authorities already handle figures of more than 500 homicides. In total, the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) registers 504 deaths as a result of disputes over drug trafficking, revenge, femicide and fights. This was confirmed by Álvaro González, chief of homicides of the judicial police, who […]