Daily Archives: July 25, 2011

The national tourism chamber is calling on President Laura Chinchilla to quickly approve a new marina law that already has passed the legislature. The Cámara Nacional de Turismo noted that the period of time during which the president can veto … Continue reading →

In just a few days last August, the disappearance of Kim Paris from a hotel in Santa Teresa de Cóbano dropped out of the headlines. There was nothing new. The woman simply vanished after leaving the Hotel Latitude 10 Resort … Continue reading →

Guards at the La Reforma prison in Alajuela said they detained a 67-year-old woman on the grounds that she was trying to smuggle 71.6 grams of marijuana into the facility. The Policía de Control de Drogas also was involved. They … Continue reading →

Judicial police said they found 514 kilos of cocaine and heroin hidden in an upscale home in Pinares de Curridabat. The home was rented by two Guatemalan men who were detained July 11. The drugs were in a compartment in … Continue reading →

Guanacaste residents got a rude wakeup call Saturday when a moderate earthquake took place offshore in the Pacific. The Observatorio Vulcanológico y Sismológico de Costa Rica said the quake happened six minutes before 8 a.m. They placed the epicenter 35 … Continue reading →

Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez has returned to Caracas following cancer treatment in Cuba. Venezuelan state television says Chávez arrived home Saturday after undergoing chemotherapy for cancer. He recently began the cancer treatment after doctors removed a tumor discovered during an … Continue reading →

China’s most wanted fugitive has arrived in Beijing after being deported from Canada following a 12-year extradition battle. Lai Changxing arrived in China Saturday. He is facing charges for allegedly orchestrating a multi-billion-dollar smuggling operation. A Canadian court cleared the … Continue reading →

The operator of the nation’s public hospitals and clinics reached an agreement with its unions Saturday, and the four-day strike has been ended. The final agreement promised no reprisals against strikers and that the reduction in pay for the four … Continue reading →

Tourism officials have created a new category called boutique hotels to differentiate this type of lodging from the other seven categories. According to the new regulation, the boutique hotels or Hoteles Boutique as it is listed by the Instituto Costarricense … Continue reading →

Citizens in San José and San Ramón marched against criminality Sunday. In San José the march was organized by the family and friends of Alejandro Chacón, the 23-year-old motorist who was gunned down June 24 in San Pedro. In San … Continue reading →

Paul Birdsall, who is ending his tour as consul general at the U.S. Embassy, received an appreciative sendoff in San Ramón Friday. Birdsall has promoted a series of embassy initiatives on citizen security to reach expat and Costa Rican residents … Continue reading →

Today is a legal holiday, the 187th celebration of the Anexión del Partido de Nicoya. As is traditional, the president and ministers are giving priority to Guanacaste. President Laura Chinchilla has been busy over the weekend cutting ribbons. She inaugurated … Continue reading →