Daily Archives: April 15, 2011

The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank stressed the need for continued cooperation among world economies, saying the global financial system remains vulnerable to further shocks. The warning comes as the world lending institutions prepare for its annual spring … Continue reading →

President Laura Chinchilla is visiting Limón today, in part to appear at the Feria Limón Emprende, which is being held at the Moín dock through Sunday. Ms. Chinchilla is expected to visit about 5 p.m as part of a full … Continue reading →

Colombia has confirmed it will extradite a suspected drug lord to Venezuela instead of the United States to face charges. The United States had been seeking the extradition of Walid Makled, who is on its most wanted list for allegedly … Continue reading →

A human rights group is urging Haiti to prosecute former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier to the fullest extent of the law, saying such a trial would be a chance to make history. U.S.-based Human Rights Watch Thursday released a 47-page report, … Continue reading →

In case motorists were wondering what the delay was in construction on the Autopista del Sol around kilometers 46 and 47, they need only look to the junk yard. Judicial investigators in Orotina said that crooks made off with special … Continue reading →

The Registro Nacional is setting up a private communication network with itself and 61 municipalities so that local officials have access to the property maps and data contained in the Zapote agency. The $640,000 project is expected to be in … Continue reading →

Images of the Chinese workers who built the new national stadium are preserved in a photo exhibition that will hang in the stadium for five years. The exposition was inaugurated this week. It is by Rándall Campos, who titled the … Continue reading →

A petty con man has come to town and is working his scams on owners and residents of backpacker hostels and small hotels. Hotel and hostel operators are circulating a photo and a description of the man, and a complaint … Continue reading →

A 61-year-old central Pacific man has been detained on allegations that he was luring foreign women to Costa Rica and forcing them into prostitution. The arrest took place Wednesday night when judicial agents raided and searched a location in Palmar … Continue reading →

Semana Santa already is well underway as those who were lucky enough to get off work today are probably headed to a beach somewhere. The pace of life in Costa Rica has slowed. The central government and the courts will … Continue reading →

The team of scientists who are leaving here Sunday on a special ship hope to drill as deep as possible, perhaps as deep as 2 kilometers (6,560 feet), into the Coco tectonic plate that is beneath the sea. The French … Continue reading →