Daily Archives: July 21, 2011

The central government has agreed to guarantee the 2011 rice harvest at 22,604.31 colons per each 73.6 kilogram sack. That’s about $45.10 per sack. That was the outcome of a meeting Tuesday afternoon and evening between rice growers and the … Continue reading →

Transport officials said workmen are putting down asphalt on the reconstructed Ruta 21 between the Puente de Amistad and the regional center of Nicoya. Work began July 1, and the Consejo Nacional de Vialidad said that work on the road … Continue reading →

While unions representing workers in the public hospitals plan another series of demonstrations today, the central government is counting on a court to declare the strike illegal. The Poder Judicial confirmed that representatives of the Juzgado Laboral de Goicoechea inspected … Continue reading →

A U.S. man who went on a shooting spree for what he said was retaliation for the 2001 terrorist attacks has been put to death, after courts rejected a last-minute bid by a survivor to stop the execution. The man, … Continue reading →

The former Colegio Sión is now legislative offices, but the building is in bad shape. In fact, the building has been declared uninhabitable by the Ministerio de Salud. So some lawmakers favored the idea of tearing down the structure and … Continue reading →

Telecom officials now say that cell telephone towers should be constructed to house the equipment of three companies offering services. The Superintendencia de Telecomunicaciones is holding another session today for municipal officials to educate them on the finer points of … Continue reading →

The finance minister urged legislators Wednesday to pass the substitute tax plan to provide the government with an estimated $1 billion more a year. The minister, Fernando Herrero, said that private hospital stays would only be taxed at 10 percent … Continue reading →

In an unusual decision, President Laura Chinchilla Miranda has decreed a period of national mourning from today through Saturday in response to the deaths of students in Orotina and in San Ramón. During this period the national flag will fly … Continue reading →

Someone murdered a 52-year-old U.S. woman on the grounds of her family’s luxury tourist rental on the Osa peninsula. Friends identified her as Lisa Artz, who was the resident manager of Casa Tres Palmas in upper Matapalo, just south of … Continue reading →