Daily Archives: December 16, 2011

Judicial agents said Thursday they had arrested a Fuerza Pública officer in the La Milpa de Guararí de Heredia area on suspicion of stealing a credit card from a man injured in an automobile accident. Agents said the police officer … Continue reading →

The Dominical Little Theatre has put together a holiday play that will open Monday at the Hotel Roca Verde at 7 p.m. There will be a cocktail hour that starts at 5 p.m. before the show on the inaugural evening. … Continue reading →

The Municipalidad de Escazú is expected to enter into an agreement today to provide land for homes of residents driven from theirs by Tropical Storm Tomas a year ago. The residents are those who lived on Calle Lajas when a … Continue reading →

A 28-year-old U.S. woman died either Wednesday night or Thursday morning in a cabina in Jacó Centro. The Judicial Investigating Organization identified her as Cody Baran. A worker at the Hotel Cabinas Jaco Mar found her body Thursday afternoon when … Continue reading →

Law enforcement agents claim to have dismantled and apprehended Thursday a band of criminals who supposedly terrorized the community of Diques de Cartago with violence, drugs and rape. Drug agents with the Ministerio de Gobernación, Policía y Seguridad Pública apprehended … Continue reading →

Judicial agents have detained three suspects, two sisters and a male cousin, believed to be involved in a string of homicides supposedly motivated by financial gain. The arrests were Thursday morning. The separate crimes took place earlier this year in … Continue reading →

There are 68 persons who contracted legal services to recover funds from Luis Milanes who cannot be located to receive their money. That is the report from Gina Renault, herself an investor, who has taken on the chore of trying … Continue reading →

A little boy dressed as Joseph and two little girls dressed as Mary stood outside a door in a house in Barrio Aranjuez Thursday night. They were surrounded by other children and a woman playing the guitar. This is not … Continue reading →

Agriculture officials reported Thursday that they have detected four separate cases of paralytic cow rabies on a farm in Caño Negro in Alajuela Province. The Servicio Nacional de Salud Animal said that to counteract the threat it has implemented quarantine … Continue reading →

Industrias Infinito S.A. has laid off nearly its entire workforce, the gold mining firm said Thursday. The company said the layoff of more than 200 persons was because of a Sala I vote that upheld a lower court’s annulment of … Continue reading →

The Sala IV constitutional court has agreed to accept a case challenging the way the package of new taxes is being handled in the legislature. At issue is the so-called via rapida in which debate is limited to 10 minutes … Continue reading →

Giant, painted doves are taking over the public spaces of San José. The invasion of fiberglass doves is reminiscent of Cow Parade that placed 130 creatively colored, life-sized statues in the metro area. There are supposed to be 70 of … Continue reading →