Daily Archives: November 15, 2011

The Compañía Nacional de Fuerza y Luz has three outages scheduled for today. One is in San José extending along Avenida 10 from the Cementerio General to the facilities of the Instituto Costarricense de Acueductos y Alcantarillados. The outage is … Continue reading →

A Costa Rican was given three months preventative detention after being detained when anti-drug agents inspected two horse saddles they said were filled with cocaine. The man was headed for Valencia, Spain, when anti-drug authorities apprehended him Wednesday in Juan … Continue reading →

An established U.S. landscape painter who left all to live and work in Costa Rica has a show starting Saturday at the Hidden Garden Art Gallery west of Liberia. He is Joseph E. Kaknes, and the exhibition is titled “Passion … Continue reading →

The University for Peace and the University of Connecticut have teamed up to establish and promote Empoderando Mujeres a través del Emprendedurismo Social, “Empowerment for women through social entrepreneurship,” a two-year program that will enable a cultural and educational exchange … Continue reading →

Unstable weather remains over Costa Rica as a low pressure area slowly moves across the country. The forecast is for rain today on the Pacific coast all day with possible showers in the Central Valley. Conditions in the northern zone … Continue reading →

The Council of Ministers from Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland met, in Geneva, Switzrland, with representatives from Costa Rica, Honduras and Panamá, the Ministerio de Comercio Exterior said Monday. After the meeting, negotiators officially announced the launch of talks towards … Continue reading →

Someone is spreading false information about Costa Rica’s new, private cell telephone services. An email distribution with a graphic claims that by accepting a telephone call from Movistar or Claro, the telephone user will assume a charge. Movistar can be … Continue reading →

A provisional selection of the so called new seven wonders of the natural world was compiled after worldwide voting on the subject ended Friday. Costa Rica’s Coco Island had made it into the top 77 nominees but was vetted out … Continue reading →

Anabel González, the minister of Comercio Exterior, warned lawmakers Monday that changing the rules of the game for industrial free zones could have major consequences. She appeared before a special committee studying the measure that would assess a 15 percent … Continue reading →

A new report on employment and poverty was more fodder for the spin doctors. Competing economic interests had their own views. For the business chamber, the figures were cause for concern. The chamber, the Unión Costarricense de Cámaras y Asociaciones … Continue reading →