The only suspect of murdering an 8-year-old child in Guácimo will spend the next 6 months in pre-trial detention. Campos Mendoza, 23, was arrested on Sunday on suspicion of killing a child, who was beheaded and mutilated. The Criminal Court of Pococí welcomed the actions conducted by the Deputy Prosecutor and considered it is a […]
If Campos Mendoza had an arrest warrant, why was he free?
Campos Mendoza, suspected of murdering an 8-year-old child in Guácimo, freely walked the streets, as if nothing happened, even though there was an arrest warrant against him. Before the crime, he had two accusations: an alleged attempt of abuse in 2012 and an alleged child sexual abuse in 2014. Since he didn’t appear for the investigation, […]
The government is working on strategies to stop suicide attempts
Behind a person who commits suicide or attempts to do so, there is more than a statistic: there is a family suffering, while the issue remains as a taboo. Only in 2015, 1,408 people tried to commit suicide and in the first half of 2016, 578 people attempted to do so. However, last year, 291 people […]
FDI disagrees with the inclusion of parents’ names in identification cards
According to Frente por los Derechos Igualitarios (FDI) to include, once again, the mother and father’s name in the identification cards is a regression. That is part of some changes conducted by the Supreme Electoral Court (TSE) and it has already found opposition from independent activists and organizations that fight for LGBTI’s rights (lesbian, gay, […]
PSUV: “progressive movements in Costa Rica are motivated by Hugo Chávez and Nicolás Maduro”
After a meeting in Costa Rica, The Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela (PSUV) declared that progressive movements in Costa Rica are motivated by the works of great leaders like Hugo Chávez, Fidel Castro and Nicolás Maduro. In an official report published on Tuesday, the party informed that Venezuelan legislator Nora Delgado held a meeting with […]
ARESEP didn’t allow the distribution of 10,657 gas cylinders
After 185 inspections in the gas bottling companies, the Regulatory Authority for Public Services (ARESEP) didn’t allow the distribution of 10,657 gas cylinders because they represent a huge risk. ARESEP checked 13,658 cylinders, out of which 78% weren’t distributed, and it also found that 38% of the cylinders did not have weight mark, an aspect […]