Daily Archives: June 1, 2011

The Compañía Nacional de Fuerza y Luz said it will be cutting power today from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in a small section of Escazú in the vicinity of Servicios Técnicos Itskatzú, the appliance repair firm, for maintenance.

A 48-year-old Italian traveler has been detained because anti-drug police said they found 190 small packages of cocaine in his luggage Monday. He was identified by the last name of Biacchi. He was traveling to Madrid and then to Italy, … Continue reading →

A Colombian firm is investing $20 million to build an 18-floor high rise in Rohrmoser not far from the home of former president Óscar Arias Sánchez. The project is on the west side of Parque Perú and is being developed … Continue reading →

A divorced woman has won the right to receive money due to the work-related death of her ex-husband because she was receiving what amounts to alimony and was economically dependent on the man. The case was decided by the Sala … Continue reading →

Chilean state television has reported that newly disclosed military documents support the theory that president Salvador Allende may have been assassinated during the 1973 coup that brought Gen. Augusto Pinochet to power. Monday’s report was broadcast days after Chilean authorities … Continue reading →

The United Nations human rights office Tuesday sounded the alarm on the recent killings of public prosecutors in Guatemala and Honduras, as well as the increasing vulnerability of human rights defenders in the two Central American countries. “We are extremely … Continue reading →

The Asamblea Legislative approved on final vote Tuesday a free trade treaty with the People’s Republic of China. Only 13 of the 45 lawmakers present voted against the treaty. The agreement, which may go into effect as soon as July … Continue reading →

Parrita is the central Pacific community perhaps best known for being covered by flooding from the river of the same name. Every year and sometimes twice in the same year heavy rains hit the central Pacific coast and Parrita Centro … Continue reading →

Two leading figures in Costa Rican society showed up at prosecutor’s offices Tuesday to submit to formal questioning. One was Rodrigo Arias, the brother of the former president and a presidential candidate himself. The other was Archbishop Hugo Barrantes, the … Continue reading →

I am not sure whether you intended to be ironic with your May 26 editorial note that suggests that Americans living in Costa Rica should be provided with Medicare, but not have to pay taxes. It is too similar to … Continue reading →

Two gang members, 16 and 17, got 15 years each in confinement Tuesday after being found responsible for the death of a 9 year old in a crossfire last Aug. 31. Gunfire also wounded a woman passerby during the gang … Continue reading →

The case of the stolen baby has had a happy ending. The tot has been reunited with parents and has been pronounced unharmed by physicians. Held for investigation is the 21-year-old woman the parents said took the child, Angel Gabriel, … Continue reading →