Daily Archives: August 30, 2011

U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis has signed joint declarations and letters of arrangement with Ambassador Aníbal de Castro of the Dominican Republic, Ambassador Muni Figueres Boggs of Costa Rica and Ambassador Francisco Altschul of El Salvador to protect … Continue reading →

U.S. authorities say massive flooding has affected parts of the country’s northeast, one day after a weakening Hurricane Irene swept through the region. U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency chief Craig Fugate said Monday that flooding has reached record levels in … Continue reading →

Legal foreign workers, students and volunteers will be getting a cédula instead of just an imprint in their passport. They will have a document very similar to those carried by permanent residents, pensionados and rentistas, said the Dirección General de … Continue reading →

Costa Rican historians are mourning the passing of the trapiche, the device used to squeeze the juice from sugar cane. A recent seminar revealed that at one time in the canton of Alajuela there were 60 trapiches, but now there … Continue reading →

If you can read this, you probably do not live in Pozos de Santa Ana. The Compañía Nacional de Fuerza y Luz said it would be cutting power there today at 7:30 a.m. Some power will be cut in Santa … Continue reading →

An 8 year old and a 3 year old got their hands on a .40-caliber pistol Sunday night in Valle Verde de Corralillo in Cartago with tragic results. The 3 year old, who had the last name of Cordero, died … Continue reading →

Workmen were still at the bridge over the Río Virilla early today and planned to continue until about 6 a.m. This is the bridge on the General Cañas highway that the Consejo Nacional de Vialidad does not seem to be … Continue reading →

Yet another group of unhappy residents blocked a roadway Monday, and Fuerza Pública officers ended up firing tear gas shells and making eight arrests. This time the protest was in Palmar Norte at the point where the Costanera Sur and … Continue reading →

President Laura Chinchilla received key support Monday for her plan for new taxes from Álvaro Uribe, the former president of Colombia. He was here to participate in a forum run by a private firm and then visited Costa Rica’s president. … Continue reading →

Fire fighters prevailed at the Asamblea Legislativa Monday when lawmakers passed on first reading a tax that will be used to build 32 more fire stations over the next 10 years. The measure needs one more vote, probably Thursday, before … Continue reading →