Archive for January 11th, 2008

Director to Stay on at Judicial Crime Post

Friday, January 11th, 2008

by Rod Hughes
Jorge Rojas, director of the Judicial Investigation bureau OIJ, who announced his resignation last month because he said his budget did not allow OIJ to do its job, is staying on. The emergency increase in his departmental of seven billion colones for this year is an immediate […]

State Banks to Merge Services

Friday, January 11th, 2008

by Rod Hughes
In a short time you will be able to cash a Banco de Costa Rica check at a Banco Nacional branch or deposit in your account in either bank through a Bancredito branch, if the shared technology does not develop any last minute glitches. The new arrangement may […]

Multi-Millionaire Car Thief Caught

Friday, January 11th, 2008

by Rod Hughes
Crime pays very well—at least until you get caught—appears the lesson to be learned from an alleged car thief captured at his luxurious mansion. The gates were so striong that authorities had to use a small tractor to bring them down during their raid.
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PAC Tries to Choke Bills by Piling on Amendments

Friday, January 11th, 2008

by Rod Hughes
Just before Christmas, we reported that the president of the Citizen Action Party (PAC), Otton Solis, was quoted by a reporter from the newspaper Al Dia as saying that his party’s congressional delegation would discontinue their blockage of 11 bills needed to implement the CAFTA free trade pact […]