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POLITICS4h agoCosta Rica opens mega-prison, 'just a breeding ground for drug cartels'Een nieuwe megagevangenis in Costa Rica moet de georganiseerde misdaad daar gaan indammen. Het Midden-Amerikaanse land krijgt zo'n 40 procent meer detentieplekken. Costa Rica, dat lang bekendstond als het veiligste land in de regio, kampt de laatste jaren met toenemend geweld door rivaliserende drugsbendes. Vandaag opent het Center for High Containment of Organized Crime (CACCO) - zoals de gevangenis heet - de deuren. Het kolossale complex staat op een terrein van bijna dertien voetbalvelden en moet ruim vijfduizend gevangenen gaan huisvesten. En dat allemaal omdat het land van een doorvoerrouNOS Buitenland
POLITICS5h agoBukele's policy continues to inspire Latin America: Costa Rica also opens mega-prisonDe Costa Ricaanse president Fernández opent vandaag een nieuwe megagevangenis in haar land. In de gevangenis in Alajuela, op een half uur rijden van hoofdstad San José, is plek voor ruim 5000 gedetineerden. De opening van de gevangenis is een nieuwe stap in de strijd die de regering van het Midden-Amerikaanse land voert tegen de georganiseerde misdaad. Bij de bouw van de gevangenis is zeer nadrukkelijk gekeken naar de CECOT in El Salvador, een megagevangenis met plek voor 40.000 gevangenen. President Bukele van El Salvador legde zelfs de eerste steen van de Costa Ricaanse gevangenis en zal eveNOS Buitenland
POLITICSOct 3Costa Rica expels 16 Colombians, 10 of them identified as ‘high-profile criminals’ for crimes such as homicide and drug traffickingEl grupo fue trasladado en un vuelo chárter. Es el tercer operativo de deportación masiva que Costa Rica realiza este año con apoyo de Estados Unidos.El Tiempo
POLITICSSep 30Stefanchuk discusses return of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia with Costa Rican parliament speakerRuslan Stefanchuk, Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, and Yara Jiménez, President of the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica, discussed the return of illegally abducted Ukrainian children and the intensification of sanctions against Russia during a meeting in Madrid.Ukrinform [en]
POLITICSSep 25China set to decide if Costa Rican or Guyanese diplomat becomes first woman UN chiefChina is poised to decide which of two Latin American women becomes the first to lead the United Nations, after three rounds of informal voting in the Security Council failed to produce a favourite. Several UN delegations that spoke to the South China Morning Post over the past three days said Beijing was weighing Rebeca Grynspan, the Costa Rican economist who heads UN Trade and Development, and Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Guyana’s ambassador to the UN. The same delegations said China had ruled...South China Morning Post
POLITICSSep 24Costa Rica minister fired for unapproved meeting with Trump in USPresident Fernandez dismisses foreign minister over his attendance at the "Shield of the Americas" meeting in New York.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICSSep 24Costa Rica’s foreign minister fired for attending Trump meeting without telling presidentCosta Rica’s President Laura Fernandez on Thursday fired her foreign minister for attending a meeting on Latin America’s security led by US President Donald Trump without telling her. Fernandez said she should have been the one to attend the meeting of Trump’s anti-cartel “Shield of the Americas” alliance in New York, and that Foreign Minister Manuel Tovar’s failure to consult her caused “great strategic damage”. The meeting took place on Tuesday on the sidelines of the UN General...South China Morning Post
POLITICSSep 22Colombia and Costa Rica close bilateral meeting with 'no-quarter fight' against narco-traffickingFernández y De la Espriella acordaron medidas de “mano dura” contra el crimen organizado y el narcoterrorismo. La agenda continuará mañana. The post Colombia y Costa Rica cierran bilateral con “lucha sin cuartel” contra el narco appeared first on La Silla Vacía.La Silla Vacía
POLITICSSep 16Costa Rica strengthens relations with the US on security and migration during meeting with RubioCosta Rica and the US are strengthening ties to combat crime and attract investment. Chancellor Tovar and Secretary Rubio discuss cooperation on security and economy. The tour seeks to strengthen bilateral cooperation on drug trafficking and migration, in addition to promoting Costa Rica as a competitive destination forClarín
POLITICSSep 16Abelardo's second bilateral meeting will be with the President of Costa RicaSerá en la sede alterna de Barranquilla, este 22 de septiembre. Supone la segunda visita de Estado que tendrá el presidente en su gobierno. The post La segunda bilateral de Abelardo será con la presidenta de Costa Rica appeared first on La Silla Vacía.La Silla Vacía
POLITICSSep 16Orlando Abello, from the president's firm, will be ambassador to Costa RicaSu hoja de vida ya fue publicada en la página de aspirantes a la Presidencia. Fue registrador nacional y viene de De la Espriella Lawyers. The post Exregistrador Orlando Abello será embajador en Costa Rica appeared first on La Silla Vacía.La Silla Vacía