She worked for up to 17 hours a day, she could not talk to her family in Guatemala, she did not receive any payment, nor did she have established times for her food or a worker’s insurance. That was the ordeal of a Guatemalan woman, who would have been a victim of human trafficking for […]
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Morales Zapata got JCB two meetings in Zapote
The former Minister of the Presidency, Melvin Jiménez confessed -under oath- that former legislator of PAC, Víctor Morales Zapata was the one who got two meetings for Chinese cement importer Juan Carlos Bolaños in Presidential House. The second meeting was announced by CRHoy.com months ago, when it was revealed that Bolaños went to the office […]
Pakistani led human trafficking gang in Costa Rica
Sharafat Ali Khan, a Brazilian nationalized Pakistani, was convicted by US authorities as the leader of a human trafficking gang. They used Costa Rica, among other countries in the region, to reach the United States. The United States Department of Justice reported that Ali Khan, 32, was sentenced to 31 months in prison for trafficking […]
Venezuela’s Foreign Minister says Costa Rica is an instrument of the United States
An official statement by the Costa Rican Foreign Ministry raised a storm of attacks from Jorge Arreaza, the Venezuelan foreign minister. The Costa Rican government announced that it did not recognize the results of the regional elections held on Sunday in that South American country, plagued by a political and social crisis. That position was […]
Court opens new disciplinary case against Celso Gamboa
On Thursday afternoon, the Court agreed to open a new disciplinary process against Judge Celso Gamboa Sánchez. This is the second investigation that is carried out at against the official. Of the 20 judges present, 18 voted in favor of opening the file. The court appointed judge Julia Varela, from the Second Chamber, as the […]
Suspect of Liberia’s massacre will go to trial
The only suspect of the massacre against five young people in Libera will go to trial. This was determined by the Liberia Criminal Court after accepting a petition filed by the local prosecutor’s office. The subject, named Ríos Mairena, who is in pre-trial custody, went to a preliminary hearing held on Thursday in Liberias’ Courts. […]