An American lawyer, identified as Philip James Layfield, 44, was arrested by the authorities of his country as a suspect of “laundering” more than $ 2 million in Costa Rica, funds that were transferred to the country as a result of an alleged fraud committed against a client in the state of California. A press […]
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Costa Rica does not recognize elections in Venezuela
Through a press release, the government reported that it does not recognize the legitimacy of the electoral process held this Sunday, May 20th, in Venezuela. This process has been flawed since its genesis and did not meet the international standards of a pluralistic, free, democratic and transparent electoral process. Costa Rica expresses its deep concern […]
118 people requested a name change on their ID
As on Thursday, anyone who wants to change their name on the ID card can do so at the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE). During this first day of the process, the institution received 118 requests. Andrei Cambronero, TSE spokesman, explained that people can request change at the headquarters and at the 32 regional headquarters. For […]
Hypertension: the silent enemy
May 17th marked the World Hypertension Day, a disease that in 2014 affected four out of 10 Costa Ricans and is associated with chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes. Although some people usually have warning symptoms such as headache, difficulty breathing, dizziness or heart palpitations, the fact is that in many cases the disease […]
Government will study suggestions on fiscal plan
The Executive Power announced this Thursday that it will begin the study of all the observations, suggestions, and even changes that the different political parties want to make to the fiscal plan that Carlos Alvarado inherited from Luis Guillermo Solís. The government created a commission of technicians from the ministries of the Presidency and the […]
Prosecutor accepts error in process that resulted in award for Jonathan Mauri
The Attorney General’s Office (PGR) accepted that a “material error” was made, which in the long run facilitated the delivery of the Claudia Poll sports prize for more than ¢200 million to swimmer Jonathan Mauri, brother of the former minister of Sports, Carolina Mauri. The “material error” consisted in a mistake regarding the name of […]