On Thursday afternoon, legislators observed a minute’s silence for the fatalities of Hurricane Irma and the recent earthquakes in Mexico. Unanimously, and with 41 votes in favor, the legislators approved four motions in that direction. The measure of solidarity includes the peoples of San Martin, San Bartolomé, Antigua, Barbuda, Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Cuba, Puerto […]
President of the Court files complaint over insulting image
Carlos Chinchilla, President of the Supreme Court of Justice, filed a complaint with the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) due to an image going around in social media that contains threatening content and insulting phrases against him. The homicides referred to in the image are the one of Canadian Elias Akl, which occurred on May 15th, […]
UNESCO awarded Quepos School for sustainability actions
Inmaculada School, located in Quepos, was recognized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Education for Sustainable Development (EDS) and Disaster Risk Management (DRM). The school participated along with 5,000 other education centers in the continent in the Continental Schools with Sustainable Future Rally, and it won the first place of […]
Girls who begged in streets would return to Poland without their parents
The Polish girls relocated by the National Children’s Trust (PANI), due to begging conditions propitiated by their parents, would return to their home country. The three-year-old girl and her baby sister were transferred to an alternative protection and custody measure since the beginning of July, because they were both seen with their parents begging and […]
Drug sales in prisons produce more than 797 million per year
Drug sales in Costa Rican prisons is a business that generates more than 797 million colones per year. This is shown by drug confiscations in prisons during 2016. In total, 130 kilos of marijuana, 25 kilos of cocaine and 38,000 crack stones were seized. The value of these confiscations exceeds 797 million colones, according to […]
Fair will offer 150 jobs in Guanacaste
An employment fair to be held in Santa Cruz de Guanacaste will offer 150 jobs, such as chef positions, waiters, miscellaneous, receptionists, physiotherapists, administrative assistants, among others. The activity will be held on September 26th at the headquarters of the Universidad Latina in Santa Cruz. There will be at least eight companies participating in the […]