Daily Archives: June 14, 2011

Fuerza Pública officers and traffic policemen were met with a hail of rocks Sunday night when they tried to collect a stolen vehicle in Barrio Fray Casiano de Madrid in Chacarita, Puntarenas. Police said that initially eight officers faced a … Continue reading →

Workers at the Hospital Monseñor Sanabria in Puntarenas will join with municipal employees July 8 to clean up and collect recyclable materials from the Isla Chira, according to hospital director Randall Álvarez. Some 100 fishermen and other residents of the … Continue reading →

In another prison sweep, this one in Liberia, police found 109 knife-like objects, homemade weapons, marijuana and gallons of bootlegged alcohol. Some 120 prison guards and 70 Fuerza Pública officers conducted the sweep at the Centro de Atención Institucional Calle … Continue reading →

President Laura Chinchilla signed the free trade agreement with the People’s Republic of China Monday. The legislature passed the document May 31. Witnessing the event was Wei Chuanzhong, vice minister of quality, supervision and quarantine for China. He signed an … Continue reading →

The bad sign is that television commentators have stopped making jokes about the platina bridge. The problems with the span on the Autopista General Cañas started in 2009 when metal covering an expansion joint became loose. The metal resisted every … Continue reading →

The Corte Suprema de Justicia has voted 21 to 1 not to punish the fiscal general, Jorge Chavarría Guzmán, in the case of Rodrigo Arias Sánchez. The court started an investigation in January after newspapers reported that Chavarría, after he … Continue reading →

A foundation that promotes photographic art in Costa Rica plans an auction tonight at 7 o’clock at a gallery in Escazú. The photos have been juried and 19 artists will be displaying 60 photos mostly of Costa Rican life. Part … Continue reading →

The tourism chamber plans its 25th annual bingo night Friday at the Hotel Crowne Plaza Corobici near Parque la Sabana. The chamber estimated that some 1,200 would attend and compete for some 200 prizes that include tours, dinners, hotel stays, … Continue reading →

The Arenal volcano is now under 24-hour electronic watch by scientists at the Observatorio Vulcanológico y Sismológico de Costa Rica. The link is HERE! The observatory, part of  Universidad Nacional, installed a camera at the base of the mountain in May … Continue reading →

Despite legions of teachers working a week to count the Costa Rica population, the census agency fears some residents here remain uncounted. But all is not lost. The Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos wants those who have not been … Continue reading →

Two men on motorcycles pulled up to a fruit drink distribution truck in Piedades de Santa Ana Thursday afternoon and pulled guns on the driver and a companion. The men on the motorcycle forced the driver to move the truck … Continue reading →