Archives for May 21, 2018

The Minister of the Interior and Police, Michael Soto, appointed the new director of Migration and Immigration: Raquel Vargas Jaubert, 34, who is a lawyer graduated from the University of Costa Rica (UCR). For 10 years she has been working in Migration and Immigration, she has worked as a legal advisor in the General Directorate […]

A more-than-three-meter long serpent was found by MOPT officials when they were cleaning. The discovery occurred on the bridge next to the Delta Bomb of Ciudad Quesada, at 8:00 on Monday morning. The workers rescued her, put her in a bag and then took her to a shelter located in La Marina sector,” said Esteban […]

National Restoration legislator Giovanni Gómez decided to present the waiver of his immunity after being questioned for allegedly trying to evade a trial against illegal logging. The legislator informed of his decision this Monday, after a long meeting with his colleagues. According to Gómez, he does it to clarify this and end the judicial process […]

The first reports of the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) suggest that an assault would be the main cause behind the death of Italian businessman, Stefano Calandrelli. The OIJ links the case to a gang that would be linked with more assaults and kidnappings in the country during the last months. A woman named Smith is […]

More than 20 former presidents of several countries -Costa Rica among them- condemned the electoral fraud in Venezuela this Sunday, when Nicolás Maduro was re-elected president of that country with more than 67% of the votes. Through a document, the former Heads of State and Government of the declarations of the Democratic Initiative of Spain […]

An American lawyer, identified as Philip James Layfield, 44, was arrested by the authorities of his country as a suspect of “laundering” more than $ 2 million in Costa Rica, funds that were transferred to the country as a result of an alleged fraud committed against a client in the state of California. A press […]