Daily Archives: October 14, 2010

The immigration service has put into use a new hall for persons seeking passports. The structure cost $110,000 and was paid for with help from the International Organization for Immigration.

Residents in the Atenas area can now make appointments for visits to the Hospital San Rafael de Alajuela by Internet. The area is the third to be connected that way. The others are Alajuela west and Poás.

There were more landslides on the Autopista del Sol early Wednesday after more rains. The location is near Orotina at about Kilometer 49, officials said. Heavy machinery was clearing the blocked lanes Wednesday.

Two crimes had dramatically different outcomes Wednesday because one of the victims had a firearm.

A warning message just was issued from Bocas del Toro on coral bleaching and invertebrate mortality. Although the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration had issued a warning on above-average sea surface temperatures in the wider Caribbean region in July, there … Continue reading →

Youngsters designated early Wednesday as party time in Heredia. Some 11 young persons were stopped near the Universidad Nacional after citizens complained of persons firing a weapon into the air and threatening them.

A man who may well be the most important medical worker of the century died Wednesday.

Five supporters of the fugitive financier Luis Enrique Villalobos are blaming the Costa Rican government for the collapse of the high-interest operation and are seeking compensation in the administrative courts and a pardon for the man who ran the scheme.