Daily Archives: September 1, 2011

Lawmakers do not seem to be moved by a request from the security ministry to allow the USS Boone to dock in Puntarenas with five Costa Ricans accused of international drug smuggling. The Asamblea Legislativa did not even mention the … Continue reading →

A foundation established by former U.S. presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush says it is providing an additional $1.4 million to efforts to rebuild Haiti following its devastating earthquake last year. The non-profit Clinton Bush Haiti Fund said Tuesday … Continue reading →

A new hurricane, the second of the Atlantic season, has taken form in the mid-Atlantic. However, the track estimated by the U.S. National Hurricane Center shows the storm veering to the north on a direct line with Bermuda. Costa Rica … Continue reading →

Polls in recent years show that fewer Americans believe global warming is a threat or that it is driven by human activities. That’s despite statements by scientists that climate change is not only very real, but also that it is … Continue reading →

When there was not enough money for a vehicle bridge, the nation’s road agency built a pedestrian bridge between the Acosta community of Bijagual and the communities of Cangrejal, Sabanillas and Parrita. The hanging bridge is 90 meters long and … Continue reading →

The Teatro Nacional appears to be the victim of an inside job. The theater officials reported Wednesday that historical objects stored in the orchestra pit area under the stage have been taken. A report was made to the Judicial Investigating … Continue reading →

At best, the crime, as described by judicial investigators, was not well thought out. In other words, there were bound to be arrests. The case revolves around the system by which the Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social reimburses an employee … Continue reading →

Not only tourists driving rental cars from international airports are targets of tire puncturing bandits. A man who just made a withdrawal from a bank was a victim Wednesday. Fuerza Pública officers said they nabbed three suspects and recovered the … Continue reading →

The Fundación Paniamor presented a legislative proposal Wednesday to punish adults who harm children via the Internet. The concept was presented by Milena Grillo, executive director of the organization. Paniamor is the group that supports a code of ethics for … Continue reading →

A criminal tribunal in Santa Cruz has convicted a man of internal trafficking of women but acquitted his son, who had faced the same allegation. Convicted was a man with the last names of Pizarro Angulo. The son has the … Continue reading →

After a week of suffering, a robbery victim who was made to drink poison, died early Wednesday. The victim was a high school student who was confronted by robbers as he walked near the Colegio Bocas de Nosara in that … Continue reading →

Investigators finally have made an arrest in the long-running case of two Austrians who vanished on the Osa Peninsula. A man identified as Gabriel Rojas Santamaría, 25, surrendered to prosecutors Wednesday after having been hiding out in the wilderness of … Continue reading →