While the Public Prosecutor’s Office and the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) investigate the largest number of corruption cases in history, the Judicial Power Planning Department deems a specialized unit to be unnecessary. A few weeks ago, the Full Court endorsed and supported the creation of a section in the OIJ, but the director Walter Espinoza […]
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UCR leads worldwide initiative to prevent deaths from snake bites
The World Health Organization (WHO) approved the implementation of an initiative that aims to reduce mortality rates as a result of snake bites. The project will not only -frequently- give effective and safe medicines to the world population with higher poverty rates, it also seeks to empower communities and strengthen health systems. The goal is […]
Norway will resume mediation in Venezuela
On Staurday, Norway announced that representatives of the government of Nicolás Maduro and the Venezuelan opposition will return to Oslo next week, within the framework of the mediation initiated by the Scandinavian kingdom with a view to solving the political crisis in Venezuela. Norway praises the parties for their efforts and appreciates their willingness,” said […]
Limón is the province with the highest number of rain-related emergencies
According to the most recent report of the National Emergency Commission (CNE), Limón is the province with the highest number of emergencies caused by the rains. Of the 31 events that occurred on Friday, most occurred in Pococí, Matina, and downtown Limón, according to Sigifredo Pérez, Chief of Operations of the CNE. There were floods […]
20-year sentence for American who murdered Costa Rican woman
An American man will spend the next twenty years in prison, after being convicted of the murder of a Costa Rican woman. The sentence was imposed by the Criminal Court of Pérez Zeledón against the man surnamed Ray, for the crime of femicide. The events occurred in September 2017, when an anonymous call sent the […]
¢40 million linked to Otto Guevara belong to American citizen
An American citizen seems to be the owner of the ¢ 40 million that the Public Prosecutor’s Office seized from the office of former legislator Otto Guevara Guth, according to a document presented by the lawyer of the former legislator before the Administrative and Civil Litigation Court of Treasury of the Second Judicial Circuit. Federico […]