300 people were detained by the Fiscal Control Police (PCF) from January 2015 to March 2017. Those suspected of committing smuggling offenses were brought before the Public Prosecutor’s Office. However, to date, only one of them was convicted in the courts. It is hard: they are investigations that cost us many hours and resources. Unfortunately, […]
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Fighting roosters were found in a sack
A man was about to wash his hands in Peñas Blancas river, but there was a macabre, cruel surprise. At the site, he found many fighting cocks, some of them were alive, others were dead. They had recently been abandoned there in a sack. The man, identified as Keneth Monge, made some pictures and recorded a video […]
New Costa Rican diplomats in China and Australia
The Governing Council ratified the new diplomats for China and for a new headquarter that will be inaugurated in Canberra, Australia. Patricia Rodríguez Holkemeyer will be the new Ethical Ambassador in the Asian country. She will replace Ricardo Javier León Pérez, who was dismissed on March 7th for lack of results. Rodríguez, who was a […]
Trump’s wall divides the US Congress
The wall that US President Donald Trump wants to build on the Mexican border was at the center of budget discussions as the Democratic opposition refuses to give him the funds. The US Congress must mandatorily approve a federal budget by Friday. If it does not, one minute after midnight, the US federal government will […]
Officials: “51,297 children have benefited from the networks of child care”
Former president of the Republic Laura Chinchilla criticized the work of the current administration on the networks of child care, which were established during her government. Chinchilla said in her social networks that this project was abandoned by Luis Guillermo Solís’ government. In addition, she indicated that it had already collapsed. Therefore, vice president Ana […]
What is vice minister Zúñiga’s future?
The Presidential House does not know when there will be a resolution on Vice Minister of the Presidency Ana Gabriel Zúñiga’s future. Last week, the Government asserted that the report of the Attorney General’s Office was received and sent to the Presidential House Legal Department to study the situation before making a decision. Nowadays, the only […]