Nicaragua is ready to resume the binational commission with Costa Rica to discuss matters of common interest, after years of tensions over border disputes, said President Daniel Ortega on Friday. According to Ortega they are ready to discuss border security, sea, air and counter-narcotics matters. During the ceremony of the 37th anniversary of the Air […]
Archives for August 1, 2016
SNG stopped two men from butchering a turtle
Two brothers named Juárez, one of them a 17-year-old minor, were arrested on Saturday for muzzling a turtle and then try to butcher it. The incident occurred in the area of Pacuare, Limón, in the morning. Thanks to an operation of the National Coast Guard Service (SNG) it was possible to find the subjects and […]
Green sea turtle meat as an appetizer
Security forces’ officers found green sea turtle meat in a bar in Limón. The discovery was made on Saturday night in a freezer. According to Ministry of Public Security’s press office, the meat was analyzed by a biologist from the National Coast Guard, who determined that the meat was from that reptile. It is an […]
Man tried to leave the country with pending legal issues
A young man named Marenco, of barely 21 years old, and with at least two pending issues with the justice, was arrested by the Immigration Police when he tried to leave the country towards his native Nicaragua. The young man thought he would go home without problems, but when checking migration systems, there was an […]
Order to release elderly man arrested for alimony issues
The judges of the Constitutional Court ordered the release of an elderly man, about to turn 71 years old, who was arrested on July, 8th and sent to the Child Support Unit in La Reforma prison for not paying ¢ 279,145 of monthly alimony. The constitutionalists ruled in favor of the appeal of the man’s […]
Employers keep workers contributions
1,392 employers keep 1,009 million colones from their employees contributions. The information was confirmed by Luis Diego Calderón, Director of Collections of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS). According to Calderón, during the first six months of 2016, employees filed complaints to the Public Ministry against all employers who withheld workers contributions. In addition, […]