Search Archives
Daily Summaries
-
Subscribe to Our Daily Digest
Daily Archives: January 6, 2012
Museo Nacional creates a virtual tribute to boyeros and bueyes
The Museo Nacional has put together an Internet slide that could be titled “Everything you always wanted to know about bueyes but were afraid to ask.” Bueyes, of course, are those big, well-muscled oxen that have been the engine of … Continue reading
Posted in Costa Rica News
Comments Off
U.S. gives Haiti equipment to respond to disasters
Haiti’s Civil Protection network received a substantial boost with the presentation of SUVs, trucks, boats, canoes, 11,000 solar radios, tents and other disaster-response equipment presented as gifts to the government of Haiti by the U.S. Department of Defense. In a … Continue reading
Posted in World News
Comments Off
Online food game gets a million registered users
Freerice.com, the online game that allows players to improve their vocabulary while fighting global hunger by making donations to the U. N. World Food Programme, crossed another milestone Thursday as it reached one million registered players. “When one million people … Continue reading
Posted in World News
Comments Off
Mexican prison battle leaves at least 31 dead
A fight among inmates at a prison holding alleged members of drug cartels has left at least 31 people dead authorities in México say. Officials say prisoners attacked each other using makeshift knives and other weapons at the prison in … Continue reading
Posted in Latin American News
Comments Off
New Swedish church holds copyright theft to be sacred
The Swedish government has recognized as a church a group that openly opposes copyright protection. The group, called Kopimism, considers itself a religious organization. It says on its Web site that it believes information is holy, copying is a sacrament, … Continue reading
Posted in Costa Rica News
Comments Off
World’s police agencies tight-lipped on murder suspect’s life
Details about why an international warning was issued for Alfred Saunders, 20, remain unclear as law enforcement agencies in Costa Rica and England decline to explain. Saunders, an British native, is being held in Costa Rica following the brutal stabbing … Continue reading
Posted in Costa Rica News
Comments Off
Caja will give implant recipients option of removing them
The Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social confirmed in a press release Thursday that it will begin to take measures to assess the status of all the patients to whom it gave faulty breast implants and give the patients the option … Continue reading
Posted in Costa Rica News
Comments Off
When in doubt, it’s time to head for the kitchen and onions
First you chop onions. That is usually how you start the preparation for cooking anything. It also, as food writer Alan Gopnik implies, puts you in a Buddha state of mind. That is you are in the here and now … Continue reading
Posted in Friday Column
Comments Off
This is 12th year for Have a Heart Charity Golf Tournament
A yearly charity golf tournament that benefits education in youths in the province of Guanacaste takes place this incoming Valentines Day at the Hacienda Pinilla Golf Course. The 12th annual Have a Heart Charity Golf Tournament tees off Feb. 12 … Continue reading
Posted in Costa Rica News
Comments Off
Officials scurry to stifle impact of quake prediction
A flurry of small earthquakes south of San José has generated concern among residents. And that concern was amplified because a Twitter account that claims to be from a Brazilian earthquake forecasting team suggested a more powerful quake was on … Continue reading
Posted in Costa Rica News
Comments Off
DEA payment to tax police here prompted probes
The U.S. Embassy admitted Thursday that a payment from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to members of Costa Rica’s tax police triggered investigations. The embassy, in a written statement, also revealed that the money went to a new Costa Rican … Continue reading
Posted in Costa Rica News
Comments Off