A Jamaican national has been sentenced to 98 years' imprisonment in Costa Rica after being convicted on two counts of murder and one count of attempted murder.

He is Lionel Delphus Perkins, 37, from a Glendevon, Montego Bay, address. The sentence was handed down on Monday.

Allegations are that Perkins was arrested last year in connection with the murder of a university student who was also the daughter of a Costa Rican Ambassador.

Perkins and his cronies were also charged with the death of a judicial police officer. According to reports the officer was gunned down while trying to apprehend them.

Meanwhile, Perkins' co-accused who included an 18-year-old boy was previously sentenced to jail time.