Daily Archives: December 22, 2011

There are packets of cocaine floating in the ocean around Costa Rica, according to the Costa Rican coast guard. The Servicio Nacional de Guardacostas reported that two separate patrols this week found packets of the substance in the Carribean Sea … Continue reading →

n a 1946 speech, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill coined the term “Iron Curtain” to describe the physical and symbolic wall separating East and West across Europe. Churchill’s speech signaled the beginning of the Cold War. It ended 20 years … Continue reading →

The Securities and Exchange Commission this week filed a settled enforcement action in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against Aon Corp., a Chicago, Illinois,-based global provider of risk management services, insurance and reinsurance brokerage, alleging violations … Continue reading →

Costa Rican bankers are issuing a warning about Nigerian Internet fraud. At the same time, fraudsters have contacted A.M. Costa Rica again with the goal of placing a display advertisement. The Comisión de Seguridad Bancaria said Wednesday that fraudulent emails … Continue reading →

Investigators detained the mayor of Aguirre and an accomplice Wednesday on allegations of human trafficking and embezzlement following an investigation into sexual exploitation of minors and misuse of government resources. The mayor, Lutgardo Bolaños Gómez, 45, and his driver, identified … Continue reading →

Insecurity in Costa Rica has become the main worry to the residents of the country, especially now that drug cartels have invaded the country, said a lawmaker during the legislative session Wednesday. Mexico has been Colombianized with the infiltration of … Continue reading →

Representatives of the national coffee roasters chamber have announced the dedicated goal of exporting a higher percentage of Costa Rican coffee as a roasted ready-to-brew bean rather than as a raw product. Affiliates of the Cámara de Tostadores de Café … Continue reading →

Last minute shopping before the holidays or shopping for friends back home can be quite stressful, but expats need not fret because in San José the Mercado Central has tons of gifts. The gift possibilities vary from the creative Costa … Continue reading →

A United Nations measure dealing with children’s rights aims to empower people under the age of 18 to complain about violations of human rights. After ratification by countries, a new protocol will protect children from abuse and violence. The U.N. … Continue reading →

A U. N. book released Tuesday aims to provide people in the developing world with accessible knowledge of Amazon plants and foods they can use to improve their livelihoods. The book, “Fruit Trees and Useful Plants in Amazonian Life,” is … Continue reading →

An independent United Nations human rights expert has asked Canada to clarify what it is doing to address the dire socio-economic conditions of the Attawapiskat aboriginal community, noting that many of its members live in unheated shacks or trailers with … Continue reading →

The U.S. National Weather Service says a massive winter storm blamed for at least six deaths has worked its way deeper into the central United States and made highways impassable in five states. The weather service said Tuesday that blizzard … Continue reading →

Brent Bentley, the director of payment processing for Absolute Poker, pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court in Manhattan, New York, to conspiracy to engage in unlawful internet gambling and conspiracy to commit bank fraud and wire fraud, in connection with … Continue reading →

The cantons of Garabito, which includes Jacó, and Santa Ana grew the fastest over the last 10 years, according to the preliminary report of the national census that was released Tuesday. Garabito grew 4.7 percent in the 10 years, and … Continue reading →

Investigators have detained suspected drug traffickers in a marijuana smuggling ring and government employees supposedly acting as co-conspirators. The Judicial Investigating Organization detained the suspects during raids Tuesday. Judicial police have been working to dismantle this illicit system of importation … Continue reading →

The national tourism police now have 19 new off-road motorcycles, 12 new radios and 650 new uniforms after a 75 million colons investment by the Instituto Costarricense de Turismo. The tourism police also plan to have 50 new tourist police … Continue reading →