Daily Archives: April 18, 2011

The Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad plans to discuss the geothermal and other power projects at the Miravalles volcano Friday in a 1 p.m. session in its offices in Guayabo de Bagaces, Guanacaste. The Miravalles area also has projects in the … Continue reading →

The three largest poker operations frozen Friday by the U.S. federal government wasted little time in getting back into business. The online operations are all offshore and all three have returned with .eu domain names. The Costa Rican operation involved … Continue reading →

For years the standard joke about downtown San José is that the police vanish with the setting sun. That may not be totally accurate, but the intersection of Avenida 1 and Calle 9 did not usually have the police presence … Continue reading →

A 46-year-old Tres Ríos man and a 22-year-old woman from Moravia have been detained on the allegation that they forced underage women into prostitution. The pair were detained in separate arrests Friday. The Judicial Investigating Organization said that they recruited … Continue reading →

The transport ministry has presented a new proposal that would expand the San Carlos highway from two to four lanes. The Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Transportes said it wanted to correct problems with the original design of the highway. … Continue reading →

Police, fire officials and rescue agencies are united in encouraging vacationers to be safe over the Semana Santa holiday which began for some this weekend. Although fires were down 8 percent during the Holy Week last year, there were some … Continue reading →

Government officials are applauding the decision by a court not to delay the Caribbean container terminal project. The decision came from the Tribunal Contencioso Administrativo, which officials said gives a green light to the $1 billion project. The central government … Continue reading →