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Daily Archives: August 29, 2011
Young mother faces charge
A 17-year-old mother has been jailed on allegations that she nearly killed her 21-month old baby. The woman took the child to the Hospital Nacional de Niños Thursday, and physicians discovered the child had a broken collarbone, fractured ribs and … Continue reading
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Accused cops remain in preventative detention
Those 12 policemen and a 13th person facing allegations over drugs remain in jail. The Juzgado Penal de Hacienda ordered the individuals held for three months additional of preventative detention in a late night session that ended Friday. This is … Continue reading
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Ministry to investigate police action at dump
Security ministry officials will investigate the conduct of its officers at a demonstration at a dump in Pérez Zeledón Sunday. Police used tear gas on a crowd of residents to open up a roadway for dump trucks. The residents have … Continue reading
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Suspect in consulate case extradited to El Paso
The U.S. Justice Department says one of the accused killers in the March 2010 killings of three people with ties to the U.S. Consulate in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico has been extradited to the United States. U.S. authorities say Miguel Angel … Continue reading
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Mexican troops flood area at burned casino
Several hundred Mexican troops have converged on a northern town where an arson fire at a casino killed 52 people. Some 1,500 security forces conducted raids on nearly a dozen casinos in Monterrey, detaining three people. Thursday, armed suspects carrying … Continue reading
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Irene causes 18 deaths, but impact less than feared
Days after withstanding a rare earthquake, large swaths of the densely populated U.S. East Coast have weathered Irene, a once-powerful hurricane later downgraded to a tropical storm. Irene drenched New York Sunday after coming ashore over coastal areas farther south. … Continue reading
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Old Tucurrique bridge will be dedicated to only pedestrians
Road officials are building a new 90-meter bridge over the Rio Pejibaye in Tucurrique, but they will leave the old, one-lane structure in place as a pedestrian bridge. That distance is about 295 feet. The new structure is a bailey … Continue reading
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Cops face definitional problem with homemade weapons
When is a gun not a gun? When it is homemade, according to the Fuerza Pública. Ialdo Bejarano, the deputy chief in the Alajuelita region said that police officers constantly are coming into contact with youngsters who have homemade weapons, … Continue reading
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Slick, slippery plastic banknotes not getting rave reviews
The Banco Central figured the country could save some money with plastic currency. So the 1,000 colons note is just that. An informal survey of Costa Ricans suggest that the plastic notes are not held in high regard. They are … Continue reading
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President was short-sighted in vetoing gluten measure
The president is being short sighted and not very fair to the citizens of Costa Rica in vetoing this bill about gluten intolerance and celiac disease. I was diagnosed 15 years ago with gluten intolerance and since going gluten free … Continue reading
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Who will take initiative to help street people?
I can certainly empathize with Mr. Dwayne Egelund’s sentiments about the behavior of some people on Avenida Central which were published in his letter of Aug. 25. No one likes to be exposed to public urination, beggars, drug users, or … Continue reading
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Country mourns death of one of its top musicians
Costa Ricans are mourning the unexpected death of Fidel Gamboa, 50, the well known composer, singer and lead of the internationally known group Malpaís. He died of a heart attack Sunday. Even President Laura Chinchilla sent a message of condolence … Continue reading
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Home invasion and shooting leads to pot discovery
Three men invaded the Heredia home of a Canadian and beat him up Thursday. But that was not the worst of it for the expat. Neighbors called police, the assailants fled, but a subsequent search by Fuerza Pública officers and … Continue reading
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