Daily Archives: November 9, 2010

There’s good news for expat retirees struggling to learn Spanish. A Canadian science team has found more dramatic evidence that speaking two languages can help delay the onset of Alzheimer’s symptoms by as much as five years, according to the … Continue reading →

Fire believed sparked by a faulty battery in a microbus heavily damaged a bus station in Miramar, Puntarenas, Sunday afternoon. The company, Autotransportes Miramar S.A., also lost two buses, a jeep and a motorcycle, in addition to the microbus.

A ballroom dancing group at the Universidad de Costa Rica, the Grupo de Bailes de Salón, will give three performances this weekend.

The Permanent Council of the Organization of American States hears from its secretary general this afternoon on the border conflict between Nicaragua and Costa Rica, but neither the council nor José Miguel Insulza, the secretary general, are likely to condemn … Continue reading →

The owner of a landmark Guadalupe home decided to take out the wooden floors and replace them with concrete in 2006. That’s a big error when the property has been designated a heritage site.

The jobs of opening up highways, restoring power and water and housing storm refugees continues. The weather cooperated with a Monday that was chilly but with lots of sun.

A soccer referee has been ordered reinstated in his job because he was fired without due process.

The Overseas Vote Foundation has posted a survey to sound out U.S. expats and if and how they cast their ballots in the Nov. 2 general election.