On December 6th, we will know if the Chinese cement importer, Juan Carlos Bolaños, will continue with an electronic ankle bracelet or if he will return to prison. The information was corroborated by Fernando Vargas, Bolaños’ lawyer, in a telephone interview with CRHoy.com. The Public Prosecutor’s Office requested on Tuesday that Bolaños return to pretrial […]
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Epsy Campbell: “The technical norm for abortion will be signed this year”
Nearly a month before the end of 2019, President-in-Office Epsy Campbell said the technical abortion standard will be signed this year. This was reported after a meeting with Michelle Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, who is visiting Costa Rica. The technical norm for therapeutic abortion is the regulation necessary for gynecologists and […]
Legislators ask the President not to sign technical norm on abortion
Several legislators believe that if the draft for the technical standard on therapeutic abortion in the country is signed, President Carlos Alvarado would be interfering with the powers of the Legislative Assembly. This was stated during the massive demonstration “provida” held this Sunday in Second Avenue, San José. The first to point out this was […]
Costa Rica celebrated 71 years since the abolition of the army
On Sunday, December 1st, the government celebrated 71 years since the abolition of the army as a permanent institution with a series of cultural activities typical of this day. 71 years are easy, but this event marked a before and after in the history of the country and changed the course of Costa Rica completely. […]
Victims of flooding returned to their homes
Several families who were staying in a shelter in Sarapiquí already returned to their homes, after the water level rose following the rains that began last Thursday. The National Emergency Commission (CNE) carries out several operations in the cantons of the North Zone and the Caribbean, in order to determine the damages caused by the […]
Romanian Prosecutor arrested in Costa Rica was convicted in her country
The former Romanian prosecutor, Alina Bica, who was arrested and released in Costa Rica was sentenced to four years in prison by the Romanian justice. Bica, former prosecutor of the Directorate to Investigate Organized Crime and Terrorism (Diicot) between 2006 and 2014, received a new sentence on November 27th, according to Romanian media. She was […]