Archives for November 2016

A video posted by Alonso Chaves on Facebook, shows a man using a hose on a homeless person who was asleep on a sidewalk in San José on November 27th According to Chaves, he was driving when he saw that the man was washing the sidewalk and he was also wetting the man and he decided […]

A 15-member gang of car thieves was sentenced to a total of 108 years in prison, according to the Criminal Court of Alajuela. The sentences were issued against 13 men and 2 women, who were investigated between 2012 and 2014 for stealing vehicles in different areas of the country. From 9 to 17 years, the […]

So far, the National Insurance Institute (INS) has reported 176 claims from insured citizens whose assets were affected by the passage of Hurricane Otto in communities located in the northern and southern parts of the country. Most reported damages are in homes, businesses and vehicles. It is estimated that the number of insured clients in […]

Luis Guillermo Solís, president of the Republic, was the first person to sign the book of condolences that installed the Embassy of Cuba to honor the memory of Fidel Castro, Cuban president and leader of the revolution, who served as president for decades. Castro, accused by many of being a dictator, died in Havana on […]

The Associate office of Public Prosecutor on Fraud managed to sentence a woman, surnamed Meneses Rojas, to 15 years in prison. She was found guilty of scam. She was responsable of 140 offenses of forgery and use of 140 false documents. The sentence was issued by the Criminal Court of the First Judicial Circuit of […]

A week ago, a landslide blocked a pipeline in Tierra Blanca, Cartago. On November 27th, officials from that aqueduct tried to enter the area, but weather conditions forced them to leave the site without repairing the problem. Cristóbal Madrigal, person in charge of the pipeline, said that so far the system continues working at 100%. […]