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Do you love the sea? This information is for you!

December 21, 2016 by Staff News Writer

If you like serving others and you love the the sea and protecting coastal marine resources, this is the job opportunity you were looking for . The National Guard, in order to attract new members, will make presentations and recruitment activities in major shopping centers from Cartago and Heredia. The first of these activities took […]

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To record or not to record doctors?

December 21, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Tired of begging attention, tired of waiting a female officer to finish her nails, tired of being abused or insulted, Costa Ricans decided to record officials from clinics and hospitals that apparently do not fulfill their responsibilities. People are uploading the videos to social networks and they turn into  support for the due legal complaint. […]

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Judge Celso Gamboa Sánchez: “some people have been spying on me”

December 21, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Celso Gamboa Sánchez, Judge of the Third Chamber, former prosecutor and former Minister of Public Security, reported, before the Judicial Inspection Unit and the Attorney’s General Office, alleged espionage on him by the Judicial Investigation Organization (OIJ) and the Prosecutor in recent years. Gamboa declared that, from 2013 to 2016, five officers, three prosecutors and […]

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The government named two deputy ministers of Labor

December 21, 2016 by Staff News Writer

On December 20th, it was announced that Carlos Alvarado, current Minister of Labor, would be leaving his position to fight for the presidential candidacy in Partido Acción Ciudadana (PAC). As consequence of that, the government rushed to name not one but two deputy ministers of Labor. It is a vice-minister of the Labor area and […]

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Minister Alvarado could become a presidential candidate

December 21, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Minister of Labor Carlos Alvarado Quesada is likely to leave the office he has held since March 2016. His new goal would be fighting for the presidential nomination in Partido Acción Ciudadana (PAC). He would later fight against current legislator Epsy Campbell. When asked, he didn’t say a word and although he was told that […]

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Three subjects kidnapped a Mexican architect

December 21, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Three subjects, surnamed Garita, Reynolds and Pérez, were sentenced to 16 years in prison for kidnapping a Mexican architect in April 2016. His last name is Orta Salinas. The Deputy Prosecutor Against Organized Crime (FACDO) found that the suspects contacted Orta and offered him a credit opportunity in Costa Rica. As a result, he decided […]

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