Daily Archives: November 24, 2011

The nation’s price regulator has its hands tied because of a Sala IV constitutional court ruling. The head of the Authoridad Reguladora de Servicios Públicos, Dennis Meléndez Howell, complained Wednesday that some 31 price adjustments are pending. He predicted an … Continue reading →

A labor court has ruled illegal the long-running strike by anesthesiologists who work for the Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social. The ruling was by the Juzgado de Trabajo del Segundo Circuito Judicial, and the Poder Judicial said that all parties … Continue reading →

A French appeals court has approved the extradition of jailed former Panamanian military dictator Manuel Noriega to his native country, to serve time for embezzlement, corruption and murder. Noriega ruled Panamá from 1983 to 1989, when he was ousted by … Continue reading →

A book written to provide encouragement and support to those who live overseas has been released in print and electronic versions. “Singing the Lord’s Songs in a Foreign Land, Biblical Reflections for Expatriates,” was written by Kenneth D. MacHarg, a … Continue reading →

Costa Rican frontier police grabbed a load of illegal fireworks and a truckload of illegal immigrants while carrying out searches under its new operation Navideño. The 61 undocumented foreigners were packed in the back of a large truck driven by … Continue reading →

Simmering anger between inmates at the nation’s women’s prison El Buen Pastor in Desamparados, exploded into a knife fight about 6 p.m. Wednesday. A Cruz Roja worker said four persons suffered injuries and that two were hospitalized. The confrontation appears … Continue reading →

Assailants confronted a school teacher while she was on the way to class Wednesday morning and one person dumped acid on her. She suffered serious burns. The attack is being attributed to a child support dispute. The person who dumped … Continue reading →

The Ministerio de Comercio Exterior de Costa Rica announced it has achieved the goal of expanding and modernizing the system of trade between México and Central America. Costa Rica, Nicaragua and the Northern Triangle (Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras) signed … Continue reading →

Government statistics show Costa Rica remains one of the safest Latin American and Caribbean countries in which to live, but there is a recent rising trend in overall incidents of crime and homicides. Current crime statistics compiled in the annual … Continue reading →

Hold on to your hat, the weather institute says. The institute issued a special bulletin Wednesday afternoon to alert the country to high winds that are expected today. The Instituto Meteorológico Nacional said that a buildup of atmospheric pressure in … Continue reading →