Daily Archives: January 18, 2012

Deliveries from online purchases sent from the United States just got a little easier, according to the manager of a new customs warehouse in Heredia. This is the first of its kind in Costa Rica and in Central America. Today … Continue reading →

Fire fighters reported that they handled 73 emergencies provoked by the high winds that have swept the country since the first of the year. The fire fighters, the Cuerpo de Bomberos, said that they were called to 26 cases where … Continue reading →

A Casa Presidencial vehicle was involved in a fatal accident Tuesday night on the Circunvalación south of San José. Vice President Luis Liberman said that the vehicle was being driven by one of his escorts. He said he deeply regretted … Continue reading →

A French judge has requested permission from the United States to visit the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to investigate claims by former French inmates that they were tortured. Judge Sophie Clement said Tuesday she wants access to … Continue reading →

Another immigration agent has been detained at Juan Santamaría airport on the allegation that he was helping foreigners fake their trips in and out of the country. The security ministry identified the man by the last names of Monge Navarro. … Continue reading →

The Archivo Nacional says it has received complete control over the existing notebooks of José María Figueroa Oreamuno, a chronicler of the lives and times of 19th century Costa Rica. The Archivo Nacional already had “El Álbum de Figueroa,” a … Continue reading →

Judicial investigators are swallowing their pride and asking the public for help in the investigation of the French couple who disappeared March 31, 2011. The Judicial Investigating Organization specifically asked for information from the public in a news release Tuesday. … Continue reading →

The ash plume that shot up from the peak of the Turrialba volcano Thursday did so because a new vent had opened in the southwest flank of the west crater, according to scientists at Universidad Nacional. Although the national emergency … Continue reading →