Judicial authorities indicated that a Salvadoran citizen is the main suspect of strangling a woman in downtown San José. He was arrested in Alajuelita for the crime, which took place last Saturday in a hotel. Apparently, the victim entered with a man to the hotel and at around 1 am, workers informed authorities about an strangled […]

Independent legislator Carlos Hernández will not return his seat to Frente Amplio, despite the request made in that sense by the National Executive Committee of the political party. They’ve been trying to get me to resign. They’ve been pushing me and I have to say that I will not do it, said Hernández. The legislator, […]

Employees of the Judiciary demonstrated in front of the Legislative Assembly against the proposal presented by the Superintendence of Pensions (SUPEN) to reform their retirement regime. Representatives of various unions were in front of the Congress to demand that legislators do not pass the bill and to extend the legislative committee’s deadline to rule it. Juan Carlos […]

Costa Rica submitted to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) the grounds for its $ 6.7 million claim to Nicaragua, in compensation for damages caused in Isla Portillos, a border area invaded in 2010 by the Nicaraguan army. On December 16th, 2015, the ICJ condemned Nicaragua for the occupation of Isla Portillos, a wetland of […]

A group of at least 60 people demonstrated outside an agency in San José, for a supposed breach of a trip they have scheduled for Easter. Jorge Murillo stated that he arrived at 7:30 am to the establishment to consult for a Disney vacation package that he paid last year. Mr. Jorge’s wife tried to […]

US President Donald Trump’s government unveiled a plan to limit a visa program for technology-sector immigrant workers. The plan includes measures to detect cases of “fraud and abuse” of the H-1B visa program, and a warning from the Department of Justice so companies do not discriminate American workers. Guidelines published last week establish a clear definition […]