Freddy González, Executive secretary of the National Council of Cooperatives (CONACOOP) and Rodolfo Navas, Manager of the Cooperative Studies and Center (CENECOOP), are having some serious disagreements. González accused Navas of embezzlement of public funds, and the latter assures that the accusations are due to political reasons seeking to affect his image. On the other […]
The law against improper relations has been passed
The law that will punish the improper relationships was passed yesterday with 40 votes in favor and 3 votes against. According to the act, it is punishable with imprisonment to have oral, anal or vaginal intercourse with a minor, on the condition that it is not a rape, in the following cases: -When the victim […]
Christiana Figueres in the last place in the UN General Secretariat election
The former Portuguese Prime Minister, Antonio Guterres, remains at the top of the ratings as the favorite candidate to replace Ban Ki-moon in the General Secretariat of the United Nations (UN), after received again a strong support in the third secret ballot held by the Security Council. Despite his comfortable lead, Guterres is not guaranteed […]
OIJ security forces are working to catch the thieves who broke into National Bank office
An intensive search for the thieves of the National Bank of Río Frío, where a guard and a cashier were seriously wounded, is in process. The case is in charge of Río Frío’s law enforcement and the Judicial Investigation Organization (OIJ). Meanwhile, The Costa Rican Red Cross is taking care of bank staff involved in […]
Train hit a woman in downtown San José
Yesterday, the train was involved in an incident again. This time it happened in downtown San José, close to Turrialba’s bus stop where a woman, who was near the railway, was hit by the train. A woman was very close to the rail track and the train grazed her. An ambulance was called and took […]
Neonatal deaths increased in the first half of the year
During the first half of 2016 infant mortality decreased, but neonatal and premature babies deaths increased over the same period in 2015. Neonatal deaths are those in which children die in the first 28 days of life or in the first half of the year. These deaths rose to 78.23%, 2.3% more than the previous year. […]