Daily Archives: March 18, 2011

There is only an increase of two to three colons in gasoline but diesel is going up 32 colons a liter, nearly 7 U.S. cents. The new diesel price will be 578 a liter or about $1.17. The new prices … Continue reading →

The Hidden Garden Art Gallery in Liberia inaugurates a show Saturday at 5 p.m. of Christian Porras, called the minstrel Guanacasteco because he plays the guitar as well as paints. “Painting, like the guitar, has formed a creative character in … Continue reading →

U.S. researchers predict cholera will hit almost twice as many Haitians this year as the U.N. has estimated. The new analysis suggests there will be more than three quarters of a million cases of the disease. Haiti had been free … Continue reading →

U. N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says he hopes Haiti’s presidential runoff elections Sunday will proceed smoothly and in a credible and transparent manner. Speaking in Guatemala City, Ban described Haiti as a fragile nation in need of a stable … Continue reading →

The phrase ‘It pays to shop around” is a gross understatement if the data collected by the country’s consumer agency is taken into account. The survey of basic foodstuffs and supplies uncovered differences in price up to 258 percent between … Continue reading →

The nation’s road agency said Thursday that it had begun highway repairs in the vicinity of Cinchona, the community that was destroyed by an earthquake 27 months ago. The announcement comes after the Cámara Nacional de Turismo said that failure … Continue reading →

The Poder Judicial said Thursday that flagrancy courts would be opened up in five new locations. They are Liberia, Santa Cruz, Pococí, San Carlos and Corredores. The Tribunales de Flagrancias handle cases where criminals are caught red-handed or nearly so. … Continue reading →

The legislature passed on first reading Thursday a proposed law that would keep secret personal data. This includes telephone numbers, photographs and home addresses. Casa Presidencial praised the measure as a boost for foreign investment because business people can keep … Continue reading →

The national weather service has issued a wind warning and said gusts Thursday reached as high as 65 kph (40 mph) in the Pacific and 60 kph (37 mph) in the Central Valley. Gusts in the mountains may have been … Continue reading →

The weather institute is predicting a windy but mostly dry weekend for the Festival Nacional de las Artes in Turrialba and Siquirres. That is one of the many events expats can choose. More than 2,000 artists will produce 350 events … Continue reading →