Daily Archives: August 1, 2011

The United Nations agency that defends and promotes press freedom has condemned the murders of journalists in Mexico and Brazil, two Latin American countries where reporters have already been killed this year. Irina Bokova, the Director-General of the U.N. Educational, … Continue reading →

Mexican authorities say they have arrested the suspected leader of a gang of drug cartel hitmen in northern Mexico. Federal officials said Sunday José Antonio Acosta Hernández has admitted to ordering 1,500 killings during a terror campaign as a gang … Continue reading →

President Barack Obama and U.S. congressional leaders are racing against time to reach agreement on a compromise that would keep the government from defaulting on its $14.3 trillion debt. With very little time remaining before a Tuesday deadline, Senate Republican … Continue reading →

The head of the Fuerza Pública said that the number of officers will be beefed up in the San Ramón area in response to a wave of crimes there. The director general of the police agency, Juan José Andrade Morales, … Continue reading →

Barrio Claret, Florida Norte and Barrio México have benefited from the efforts of police officers who used their free time to fix up some sports facilities there. That includes a basketball court and a fútbol cinco installation adjacent to a … Continue reading →

Mario Echandi Jiménez, the man who is credited with mending the political wounds of Costa Rica’s civil war, was buried with high honors Sunday. Echandi, who was 96, died Saturday, and his funeral was at the Catedral Metropolitana with politicians … Continue reading →

Costa Rica has become a destination for at least Jamaican marijuana. That became clear over the weekend when two local boats were intercepted off the Caribbean coast in actions punctuated by gunfire. The boats carried marijuana imported from Jamaica, police … Continue reading →

A U.S. citizen identified by the last name of Brown has been detained at the northern border because he had not declared $13,680 he was carrying, said the Policía de Control de Drogas. The 30-year-old man was driving a vehicle … Continue reading →

Fuerza Pública officers shot it out with a suspected armed robber Sunday afternoon near the Hospital de Heredia. The action started when four men stuck up a supermarket, Super Mayka, in Barreal de Heredia, took the cash registers and stripped … Continue reading →

A home invasion in Los Andes de La Garita de La Cruz in Guanacaste had what many might consider a happy ending. The rancher in the home killed two assailants, and at least two others fled. Home invasions have become … Continue reading →

The de facto four-day weekend created a flood of pilgrims to Cartago. The flow was so heavy that police agencies put in effect Sunday the plans they had for Monday. The Autopista Florencio del Castillo between San José and Cartago … Continue reading →