The Attorney General of the Republic warns the population that during this period there is an increase in frauds and scams. The payment of the bonus, the vacation periods, and sales linked to the World Cup cause a greater movement of purchases and many take advantage to commit a crime. The mechanisms used by fraudsters […]
Archives for December 2017
Legislator sent sexual content to institutional chat
Congresswoman Ligia Fallas, from Frente Amplio, denounced that legislator Juan Luis Jiménez Succar, from the National Liberation Party (PLN), sent images with sexual content to an institutional chat of the Legislative Assembly. The legislator filed the complaint on December 13th with Karla Granados, director of the Public Relations, Press and Protocol Department of Congress. According […]
These are the pieces found after searching former legislator’s home
The Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) and the Public Prosecutor’s Office conducted a search on former liberationist legislator Víctor Hugo Víquez’s house on Thursday, given his relation with the cementazo scandal. Víquez and also former legislator Walter Céspedes are being investigated for the alleged crime of influence peddling. Apparently, they would have intervened so that the […]
House arrest denied for organ traffickers
On Wednesday, the Criminal Court of San José rejected the request to grant house arrest instead of prison for doctor Francisco Mora Palma and the Greek trader Dimóstenes Katsigiannis Karkas, accused in the case of organ trafficking. According to the press office of the Court, the judges maintained the measure of eight months of preventive […]
Drugs steal the peace from Costa Rica
Drug sales and the activities around this business caused Costa Rica to reach a new record of violence. Many citizens are afraid and feel powerless, and the authorities recognize the unprecedented panorama, with 2017 being the year with the most homicides (582), and expected to end with more than 600 victims of murder. Drug trafficking […]
Remember to take care of your skin during the holidays
The beach as a favorite destination on Christmas, New Year’s Eve or to enjoy in January. But is important that, in addition to the logistics, you don’t forget to prepare and treat your skin for sun exposure. Guillermo Cortés, a dermatologist at Clínica Bíblica, emphasized that the damage of the sun on the skin is […]