Daily Archives: November 26, 2011

The vendors of alcohol paid on the average in 2010 just 121,818 colons each for their business license. That’s about $240. The Contraloría General de la República reported that this is insignificant income for municipalities. The watchdog agency said that … Continue reading →

Banana workers from a Del Monte subsidiary have been on strike for 20 days, with more than 600 workers participating, making the walkout the biggest labor protest in the country thus far this year. This makes it one of the … Continue reading →

Store employees at a business in Guachipelín de Escazú were met by four masked and armed robbers as they showed up for work Sunday, said the Judicial Investigating Organization. The robbers made off with the store safe, agents said. They … Continue reading →

A 57-year-old bicyclist, identified by the last name of Bonilla, died Sunday in Hospital México in La Uruca after he was struck down by a motorcycle on the highway between Jacó and Parrita. The man hit his head in the … Continue reading →

A man with the last names of Madrigal Zúñiga had admitted in court that he was the cause of the death of a man in a Jacó bar July 2, 2010. The man received 11 years in prison during what … Continue reading →

From 9 p.m. Thursday until Sunday night the 2011 Teletón  will be seeking donations for neonatal sections of two hospitals. This is the annual event put on by the Club Activo 20-30 of San José. This year the goal is … Continue reading →