Daily Archives: October 11, 2011

Costa Ricans and residents will not have to retrofit their cars with air bags, according to a decision Monday by a legislative commission that is studying the new traffic law. The committee decided to dump a provision that would have … Continue reading →

The XIV Inter-American Forum on Enterprise is meeting through Wednesday in San José. Organizers at the Inter-American Development Bank call it the most important event for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises. President Laura Chinchilla addressed the group Monday night and … Continue reading →

With a vast agricultural, scenic and environmental richness, the Huétar Norte Region is little known outside of Costa Rica, and even internally its productive and touristic potential is not fully explored. More than half the milk produced in the country … Continue reading →

From the top of Cuesta de Mora at the Museo Nacional, there was an endless view of people marching toward the Plaza de la Democracia, accompanied by banners, chanting and dogs barking. It isn’t everyday that thousands of people and … Continue reading →

The Sala IV constitutional court has declined to rule on the facts of the case of a pensionado resident who was stripped of his 10-year-old right to carry a firearm by a presidential decree. The case received a mention Monday … Continue reading →

The Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad is presenting a 53-minute documentary today at 9 a.m. over the native traditions of the Boruca people in southwestern Costa Rica. The audio visual presentation is called “La Fiesta de los Diablitos en Curré.” The … Continue reading →

The security minister said that a new poll shows that Costa Rica can conquer fear and beat the problem of insecurity. The minster, Mario Zamora Cordero, said that the poll showed that 41 percent of Costa Ricans believe that insecurity … Continue reading →

The Pacific coast and the Nicoya peninsula are taking the brunt of the storms that have blanketed Costa Rica. The national emergency commission is estimating from 150 to 200 millimeters over 24 hours in some places. That is from 6 … Continue reading →

Investigators say that a love triangle, whether real or imagined, is at the center of the motive for the murder of an Argentine business woman in Playa Hermosa near Jacó Sept. 18. Judicial police detained a Belgian mechanic Monday in … Continue reading →