Nataly Monge said proudly: I am a transsexual woman and I’m in La Reforma prison. Monge, who is 22 years old, is serving a six-year sentence for aggravated robbery. She was sentenced as a minor and she is part of a group of people located in the F field, known as the “tombs”. Due to […]

Problems at the Bar Association continue. Froylán Alvarado, elected president of the Association, declared that he will not allow the provisional board, created on August 18th, to take control of it, as they stated in a press conference. The conflict started in a special meeting where the creation of a pension fund was supposed to […]

Authorities from Mafre Foundation presented a study about trends in growing markets in Latin America and Costa Rica and it predicted an improvement in the insurance sector. According to Manuel Aguilera, director of Mafre services, Costa Rican market is consolidating because more companies are participating and investing on it. In addition, market opening has had […]

Every year, on August 24th, National Parks Day is celebrated. It is a date to highlight the valuable diversity and the country’s progress on this issue, as well to take challenges into account. In Costa Rica there are 169 protected areas. There are 28 are 28 national parks, 71 wildlife refuges, 8 biological reserves, 31 […]

The Ministry of Public Education (MEP) started an investigation against a 40-year-old teacher from the Department of Special Education of the Professional Technical College San Isidro in Pérez Zeledón. The teacher married one of his students, who is just 15 years old. The marriage was held on July 4th, during the 15-day vacation. Minister of […]

Costa Rican authorities think that fight against drug trafficking will be more efficient due to the donation of two 110-foot patrol boats, two patrol aircrafts and armored patrols, among other things. María Fulmen Salazar, Minister of Security, and Juan José Andrade, Vice Minister and Director of the Public Force expressed their satisfaction for the donation. […]