In 2018, there were 1,126 structural fires. According to the Costa Rican Fire Department, the highest incidence of these incidents occurred in homes, followed by shops and industries. These incidents left 506 victims and 30 dead due to the fire. This represents a record figure in more than a decade. Luis Salas, Operational Director of […]
Archives for January 2019
Comptroller wants revision of exoneration for free zones
The Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic (CGR) asked the Economic Affairs Committee of the Legislative Assembly to review the 50-year exemption proposed in the reform of the Free Trade Zone Regime to bring investments to places of lesser development. The Division of Operational and Evaluative Inspection, which issued the criteria on December […]
20% of drivers did not pay the circulation permit on time
The deadline to pay the circulation permit without penalties expired on January 31st at noon. In total, 1,247,516 permits were canceled, which translates into the collection of ¢214.99 million, as confirmed by a press release from the National Insurance Institute (INS). Although a good number of drivers complied with the payment before the date, 20% […]
American went missing in San José
The Judicial Investigation Organization (OIJ) asks the population’s cooperation to find an American man identified as Dayton Dean Yets, 24 years old. According to the OIJ, Dean Yets has been in the country for several months as a tourist. The complaint of his disappearance was filed by his sister, who reported they haven’t spoken since […]
Environmental crimes increase during the end and beginning of the year
Crimes such as illegal logging, timber extraction in forests and private or state lands tend to increase during December and January. According to the Environmental Agrarian Prosecutor’s Office of the Public Prosecutor’s Office, in most cases, organized crime is behind these activities. José Pablo González, deputy prosecutor of that office, believes that a very common […]
OIJ needs more staff to face crime wave that hits the country
In 2018, there were 585 homicides in the country, many of them linked to drug trafficking and retaliation. That is just one of the aspects analyzed by the Judicial Investigation Agency, which requires at least 325 more agents to face the level of criminality. This was stated by Walter Espinoza, director of the entity in […]