Monthly Archives: May 2011

The national petroleum monopoly has put into service a $6.6 million diesel tank that can hold 100,000 barrels of fuel. The location is at El Alto de Cartago. The company, the Refinadora Costarricense de Petróleo, said it spent $6.5 million … Continue reading →

A draft report commissioned by the U.S. government says far fewer people died or were left homeless following Haiti’s January 2010 earthquake than had been previously reported. News agencies, which obtained a copy of the document, say it estimates that … Continue reading →

The tourism chamber wants action from the Asamblea Legislativa, too. They join a line of organizations and individuals seeking passage of certain bills. The Cámera Nacional de Turismo favors six proposals, but only two have been placed on the legislature’s … Continue reading →

This morning would not be a good time to step outside the legislative complex for a quick smoke. Anti-smoking activists are launching a campaign to protect children from tobacco and second-hand smoke. Health officials and citizens will be on the … Continue reading →

Some 600 volunteers are returning to the mouth of the Río Grande de Tárcoles today in another cleanup sponsored by Walmart de México y Centroamérica and the Asociación Terra Nostra. Many of the volunteers in this mid-week expedition will be … Continue reading →

One did not have to be a weather expert to know Monday that a heavy thunderstorm would slice through the Central Valley. The hot humid morning was all the warning anyone would need. The real weather experts at the Instituto … Continue reading →

Despite higher prices, Costa Ricans continue to use more gasoline. During the first four months of 2011, sales of super gasoline increased 8.18 percent but the lower grade plus only crept up .29 percent, according to Refinadora Costarricense de Petróleo … Continue reading →

Lawmakers promise that a revised traffic law will come to the floor of the Asamblea Legislativa for action within a week, and that the measure will contain penalties that are proportional to the offense and consistent with common sense. The … Continue reading →

Two Mexican drug smuggling suspects will not be awaiting the remainder of the judicial process under house arrest. A judge in Pavas Friday ruled that the pair should spend four months more in prison because the security ministry cannot find … Continue reading →

A mother is going on trial Tuesday to face a charge that she was prostituting her two daughters since they were 7 and 10. Also on trial is a man with the last names of Zapata Pizarro. The trial will … Continue reading →

The II Festival Internacional de Percusión begins a five-day run, mostly at the Teatro Nacional, Tuesday. The instruments range from marimbas, bells and drums to many others in between. There are concerts at the Teatro Nacional at 8 p.m. Wednesday, … Continue reading →

he central government is stepping in and providing 25 million colons, about $50,000 to pay off the auction price for the community of Caño Castilla. This is the community on about 300 hectares (741 acres) that was the innocent victim … Continue reading →