Daily Archives: December 15, 2011

Children Without Borders is collecting toys for underprivileged children between the ages of 1 and 12 years. The organization is trying to collect 200 toys for the children of the neighborhood of La Fila de Asserí. The non-profit organization has … Continue reading →

A United Nations representative in Costa Rica swore in a new human rights commission for the country Wednesday at the foreign ministry, also known as Casa Amarilla. The panel’s first duty is to bring attention and seek to end racism … Continue reading →

Technology giant Google says it is donating $11.5 million to several coalitions fighting to end the modern-day slavery of some 27 million people around the world. The donation is believed to be one of the largest corporate initiatives ever to … Continue reading →

A wave of chronic kidney disease is devastating communities along the Pacific coast of Central America. Victims are mostly men who conduct manual labor — mostly harvesting sugarcane, according to a report by the Center for Public Integrity. Analysis of … Continue reading →

Cartago is revisiting its historical past through old photographs taken from a time before a large earthquake at the turn of the century shook the city and destroyed much of its structural history. The photography series will be be on … Continue reading →

The promise for an expanded electric train system in the San José metropolitan area will start to take form as soon as January 2012 when a Spanish train company begins an in-depth study into the project. The Spanish company, Ferrocarriles … Continue reading →

Today is income tax deadline day in Costa Rica. Unless a corporation or individual has a special exception, the tax filing due today is for the 2010-2011 fiscal year that ran from Oct. 1, 2010, to last Sept. 30. There … Continue reading →

With a ceremony Wednesday, Costa Rican officials marked the country’s adhesion to the Hague convention for the legalization of foreign documents. What this means to expats is that the foreign documents they present here do not have to be authenticated … Continue reading →

Heavy rains that have caused flooding in northern Costa Rica appear to be diminishing, and the weather forecast for today is variable showers in the northern zone and the Caribbean coast. Also facing possible showers is the entire Pacific coast. … Continue reading →

A strange kidnapping case that centers on Escazú got stranger Wednesday. This is the case that resulted in the arrest of two Colombians over the weekend and the discovery Tuesday of 44 fragmentation grenades and sniper clothing at their homes. … Continue reading →

The executive branch again put before legislators Wednesday a proposal to assess a tax on corporations. Casa Presidencial alerted the Asamblea Legislativa that the proposal was again on the table for action. Originally the executive branch wanted to have the … Continue reading →