Justice Minister Cristina RamÃrez's resignation was announced during the president’s weekly press conference at Casa Presidencial Tuesday. She will step down Tuesday to accept a position with the National Insurance Institute.
Gustavo Mata, vice minister of public security and former Judicial Investigation Police (OIJ) deputy director, will assume the minister’s post on Feb. 16.
Amid rumors swarming around Casa Presidencial this week of a major shakeup in President Luis Guillermo SolÃs’ Cabinet, word came Tuesday that Public Security Minister Celso Gamboa would step down effective Tuesday, Feb. 10.
Concerns about the 2028 municipal elections helped drive Costa Rica's decision to abandon its bid to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific...