Legislator from Frente Amplio, Patricia Mora, formalized a waiver of immunity, to face a lawsuit for alleged libel and defamation filed against the businessman Óscar Echeverria Heigold. The legislator addressed a note to the President of the Legislative Assembly, Antonio Álvarez, in which she formally communicated her decision. In accordance with Article 110 of the […]

Yesterday afternoon, the authorities ruled out that there was an explosive in the First and Second Judicial Circuit, located in downtown San José and Guadalupe, respectively. The dismissal came after the Special Intervention Unit (SIU) of the Ministry of the Presidency did a review of both buildings, which were evacuated after the alert. In both […]

For Hidalgo Hernández it was not enough to steal cars by “bajonazo” (getting the owner out of the car). He also enjoyed threatening and targeting his victims. Now, he will spend the next 39 years in prison. The Criminal Court of San José handed down the sentence last Friday against the 39-year old man, who […]

Most of those killed on the road this year were motorcyclists. According to figures from the Traffic Police, 168 motorcyclists died in a crash between January and November. The Road Safety Council (COSEVI) wants to change the figures. The institution seeks to improve the quality of helmets and make motorcyclists stop choosing them based on […]

A small group of unionists protested in front of the Legislature against the bill that seeks to limit wage bonuses in the public sector, even though the initiative was not convened by the Executive to extraordinary sessions. The demonstrators were activists from the Unitary Union and Costa Rican Union Block (BUSSCO) and from the National […]

The Public Service Company of Heredia (ESPH) reported that on Wednesday, December 7th the drinking water service in the canton of San Rafael, the district of Santa Lucia de Barva and sectors of San José de la Montaña will be suspended from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The cut includes the communities of Paso Llano, […]