After the atrocious murder of an 8-year-old child in the town of Guácimo, Limón, President Luis Guillermo Solís showed his indignation yesterday in social networks. Many of his followers on Facebook criticized his comment, attacking him for favoring the release of prisoners, a mandate from the Ministry of Justice. In view of this, Solís defended […]
Archives for August 2016
Mosquito eggs spread Zika
A study published on Monday states that female mosquitoes can transmit the Zika virus to their eggs, which suggests that the efforts to kill adult mosquitoes are insufficient. Scientists from the medical unit of the University of Texas wanted to know whether female mosquitoes could pass the infection to their eggs, as it happens with […]
Power struggles divide the Costa Rican cooperative movement
Freddy González, Executive secretary of the National Council of Cooperatives (CONACOOP) and Rodolfo Navas, Manager of the Cooperative Studies and Center (CENECOOP), are having some serious disagreements. González accused Navas of embezzlement of public funds, and the latter assures that the accusations are due to political reasons seeking to affect his image. On the other […]
INS former employee got a 27-year sentence for stealing ¢10 million
For 9 crimes of embezzlement, a former official of the National Insurance Institute (INS), named Acuña Miranda, was sentenced to 27 years in prison. The sentence was handed down on August 18th by the Finance Criminal Court of the Second Judicial Circuit in San José. Acuña was the former keeper of the Financial Department of […]
The law against improper relations has been passed
The law that will punish the improper relationships was passed yesterday with 40 votes in favor and 3 votes against. According to the act, it is punishable with imprisonment to have oral, anal or vaginal intercourse with a minor, on the condition that it is not a rape, in the following cases: -When the victim […]
Christiana Figueres in the last place in the UN General Secretariat election
The former Portuguese Prime Minister, Antonio Guterres, remains at the top of the ratings as the favorite candidate to replace Ban Ki-moon in the General Secretariat of the United Nations (UN), after received again a strong support in the third secret ballot held by the Security Council. Despite his comfortable lead, Guterres is not guaranteed […]