Monthly Archives: January 2012

A man accused of phoning in a bomb threat to the courts in Heredia got six months in prison Monday at the Tribunal de Flagrancia de Heredia. The man has the last names of Iglesias Villalobos, and the Poder Judicial … Continue reading →

Pacific coast residents felt another offshore quake two minutes before midnight Sunday. The epicenter was estimated to be 12.2 kilometers (7.5 miles) west southwest of Parque Nacional Manuel Antonio and 15.8 kilometers (9.8 miles) southwest of Quepos in the Central … Continue reading →

The Alliance Française is hosting a French comedy film screening, “Viernes Cinéfilos,” every Friday beginning this week at 6 p.m. The event is free. Every Friday a different French film will show with Spanish subtitles on a large screen at … Continue reading →

In what police are calling the biggest border bust of the year, agents confiscated Sunday 1.5 tons of cheese made in Nicaragua and illegally imported into Costa Rica. The Policía de Fronteras in Upala said the discovery of the illegal … Continue reading →

A group of bandits robbed more than 200 firearms from a Policia de Transito temporary storage area early Monday morning after subduing two private security contractors assigned to cover the building. The Judicial Investigating Organization confirmed that four men had … Continue reading →

A U. S. citizen who was reported missing since mid-December is alive and well at a spa and holistic healing center in the Nicoya peninsula. The man’s wife of 23 years reported him missing to judicial police in Heredia over … Continue reading →

According to the central government it is common that a tax increase generates predominately negative reactions among the public. That was the essence of the response to a survey that said that three quarters of the public opposes President Laura … Continue reading →

Most U.S. professional football players are getting ready for a little sports fishing or trips with the family. Only the teams that will meet Sunday in the Superbowl, the New York Giants and the New England Patriots, still have a … Continue reading →

Radiográfica Costarricense S.A., the struggling subsidiary of the country’s telecom giant, has agreed to let Empresa de Servicios Públicos de Heredia and COOPELESCA, a cooperative in the northern zone, to use its fiber optic network. The companies will offer their … Continue reading →

A U. S. citizen traveling on the Nicoya peninsula died in a hospital after his truck flipped on the roadway. According to Judicial Investigating Organization agents the accident occurred Thursday, and the driver died at 5:30 a.m. the following day … Continue reading →