Daily Archives: October 14, 2011

Bottling company merges with Mexican counterpart

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Special to A.M. Costa Rica

Coca-Cola FEMSA, S.A.B. de C.V., the largest public bottler of Coca-Cola products in the world in terms of sales volume, and Grupo Tampico S.A. de C.V. and its shareholders, have announced the successful merger. Coca-Cola FEMSA held an ordinary and … Continue reading →

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Big road job kicked off for the province of Limón

Posted on October 14, 2011 by A.M. Costa Rica Staff
Big road job kicked off for the province of Limón

A little asphalt goes a long way politically. Workmen started putting down some 38 kilometers (23.5 miles) of asphalt in Limón Thursday. Casa Presidencial said the work was the result of two months of intense negotiations by the municipality, the … Continue reading →

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European Union urged to send aid to the poorest

Posted on October 14, 2011 by A.M. Costa Rica Wire Services

The European Commission has proposed changing European Union foreign aid programs to focus more on the world’s poorest nations. In a policy paper published Thursday, Andris Pielbags, EU development commissioner, said the 27-nation EU must adapt the way it fights … Continue reading →

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Mexican prison riot linked to arrest of Zeta

Posted on October 14, 2011 by A.M. Costa Rica Wire Services

Mexican security officials say seven inmates have died in a prison riot on the outskirts of the northern Mexican city of Monterrey. Authorities say military and federal officials were called in to quell the riot early Thursday after prison staff … Continue reading →

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Chile remembers ordeal of its trapped miners

Posted on October 14, 2011 by A.M. Costa Rica Wire Services

A group of the Chilean miners rescued in an operation that transfixed the world a year ago returned to the San José mine Thursday for a solemn ceremony. Chile’s former mining minister Laurence Golborne was among those who attended the … Continue reading →

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Mexico praised for putting food rights in constitution

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Special to A.M. Costa Rica

A United Nations expert has praised Mexico’s constitutional reform that recognizes the right to food in the country and urged authorities to implement measures to give all Mexicans access to this human right. “This is a great step forward for … Continue reading →

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Power company will be at work on the General Cañas Saturday

Posted on October 14, 2011 by A.M. Costa Rica Staff

Traffic officials are closing part of the General Cañas highway Saturday because the electric company will be working on the lighting. The work will be between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m., said the Compañía Nacional de Fuerza y Luz, S.A. … Continue reading →

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He surely would have liked to leave his heart in Costa Rica

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Jo Stuart

This week I fell in love, with Tony Bennett. I have known him for years as a singer, but never personally. I moved to San Francisco with his crooning “I left my heart in San Francisco,” and in 1963 I … Continue reading →

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Discovery of car links money laundering here with murder

Posted on October 14, 2011 by A.M. Costa Rica Staff

Judicial agents seeking a money laundering suspect encounters a vehicle owned by the wife of a man suspected in the Guatemalan murder of singer Facundo Cabral. That happened Thursday when agents conducted two raids. One was in Barrio San José … Continue reading →

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Downtown tourism office now in Banco Anglo building

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Zachery McDonald
Downtown tourism office now in Banco Anglo building

On Avenida Central, almost a block west of the Plaza de la Cultura, in the old Banco Anglo building, is the Oficina de Informacion Turistica. There are no signs outside identifying the office, but just inside the door to the … Continue reading →

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Parrita evacuation planned as river continues to rise

Posted on October 14, 2011 by A.M. Costa Rica Staff
Parrita evacuation planned as river continues to rise

The Cruz Roja said last night that it was evacuating some 800 persons from vulnerable sections of Parrita on the central Pacific. The rescue agency said that the Río Parrita was likely to run out of its banks. The agency … Continue reading →

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Milanes negotiates for three years’ home detention

Posted on October 14, 2011 by A.M. Costa Rica Staff
Milanes negotiates for three years’ home detention

When Luis Milanes, San Jose’s casino king, goes to criminal court today, he will have fewer problems. Most of the investors in his failed Savings Unlimited high-interest operation have chosen to make a deal with him. Now only a handful … Continue reading →

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