Daily Archives: November 21, 2011

A robber murdered a 70-year-old store owner Saturday in Barrio México, San José. Four youngsters seeking to purchase food about 5 p.m. found the man, identified by the last name of Solís, in his Mazatlan pulpería or small store. The … Continue reading →

The U.S. government has donated nearly $900,000 to non-governmental organizations here for the benefit of youngsters. The organizations are FundaVida, Acción Joven, Niños sin Fronteras, Club Sport La Libertad and Boy with a Ball. The funds are part of the … Continue reading →

The Virbac-Paprec 3, as expected, arrived in Limón early Friday, completing the trans-Atlantic sailboat race first out of the field of competitors and breaking the standing record. The two-man crew of Jean-Pierre Dick and Jérémie Beyou sailed for precisely 15 … Continue reading →

The Policía de Fronteras reported that officers intercepted a cargo of canned tuna that was hidden under bananas. The encounter with a San José-bound truck and driver took place in Tuba Creek, Limón province. Police reported that they found 2,592 … Continue reading →

The wife of a Los Angeles man killed her 5-year-old daughter and then hung herself in the family home in El Prado de Guápiles Friday night or early Saturday, said the Judicial Investigating Organization. The husband, Kevin Hayes, discovered the … Continue reading →

The country will begin presenting its case against Nicaragua two weeks from today at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands. The new foreign minister, Enrique Castillo, has inherited the job of overseeing preparation of the case. He … Continue reading →

Allegations that a magistrate slipped the draft of an appeals decision to the developers of an open pit gold mine have galvanized the opposition. Opponents of the project gathered Friday at the Corte Suprema de Justicia. They plan to gather … Continue reading →

Escazú resident Bret Porter died Saturday while en route to a hospital. He was retired in Costa Rica and a member of American Legion Post 10. He is survived here by his wife, Marjorie Stanfield, a teacher at Country Day … Continue reading →

The Correos de Costa Rica S.A., the nation’s postal service, has begun collecting the annual premium for postal boxes. Box holders can pay the annual rent through January without additional charge. However, as of Feb. 1, the rate goes up … Continue reading →

The nation’s business chamber said that its officials believe that a legislative committee acted prematurely in closing hearings on a new tax bill and sending it to the full legislature. The Comisión Permanente de Asuntos Hacendarios did that with votes … Continue reading →

A legislative committee has approved and passed to the full Asamblea Legislativa a bill that would tax casinos and gambling call centers, but the redrafted measure avoids regulations of ownership and employees. The bill restricts casinos to four- or five-star … Continue reading →