Daily Archives: January 5, 2012

A group of restaurant workers heading home for the night saw their evening take a turn for the worse when armed assailants boarded their small bus, robbed them of their possession and then later used the bus to rob a … Continue reading →

The $35 million passenger terminal at Liberia’s Daniel Oduber airport will open a week from today, the Ministerio de Obras Pública y Transportes said Wednesday. The announcement case at a press conference at the Dirección General de Aviación Civil in … Continue reading →

Law officers caught up with a murder fugitive after a group of individuals in Puntarenas beat him up and sent him to the hospital. The Poder Judicial said that the man, identified by the last names of Valverde Godínez, was … Continue reading →

A form of neurologically harmful bacteria may be to blame for the majority of beached dolphins washing from the Pacific Ocean onto Costa Rican shores. A recent sampling of 19 dolphins found dead from being stranded on land show that … Continue reading →

Cuba can be thankful for one more blessing to its economy, and that is the visit of the pope. Within the past week the news of his arrival to the country has sold out all flight from San José to … Continue reading →

The building that includes the Museos del Banco Central and the Plaza de la Cultura turns 30 this year, and the celebration will be this entire month. The building was designed by Costa Rican architects Jorge Bertheau, Jorge Borbón, and … Continue reading →

Central America Mission Projects, better known as C.A.M.P., and Habitat for Humanity have partnered to build a concrete house for a Costa Rican family. The organization begins the mission Monday in Heredia. The mission project has set up three different … Continue reading →

The first Costa Rican party of the year is the much anticipated Fiesta Palmares, that begins Wednesday and runs until Jan. 23. Every year Palmares hosts the celebrations to kick-off the new year. The 12-day celebration will provide music, food, … Continue reading →

One of Costa Rica’s leading plastic surgeons said Wednesday that the use of low-grade breast implants by physicians without specialized training may mean that there are many more women in Costa Rica with potentially defective devices than health official estimates. … Continue reading →