Daily Archives: January 24, 2012

A packed San José-bound bus collided with a passenger train Monday morning and 20 persons suffered injuries. The mishap took place at a crossing in Barrio Cuba east of the complex of municipal cemeteries. The bus was bound from Alajuelita. … Continue reading →

Three men who shot and robbed a competition cyclist got 37 years in prison Monday in the Tribunal Penal de Cartago. Also Monday, two men each got 55 years in prison for the robbery and murder of two men in … Continue reading →

The cantons of Coronado, Dota, Flores, Garabito, Heredia, Limón, Pérez Zeledón, San Isidro and Sarapiquí have not yet passed regulations for installing cell telephone towers for the benefit of the two private companies that have set up their operations in … Continue reading →

Alianza Francesa says that about 1850 San José changed from a typical Latin American village into a city with European airs thanks to the construction of neoclassical buildings. To demonstrate that point, the French cultural organization has another walking tour … Continue reading →

Costa Rican parents are going to drop from 62,169 to 76,813 colons to send each of their children to public school Feb. 8. That is the minimal estimate by the Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Comercio. The differences depend on … Continue reading →

The security ministry has shifted 250 more officers to Limón to halt a wave of violent crimes that have taken place since the first of the year. In addition to Fuerza Pública officers and tactical squad members, immigration agents and … Continue reading →

The high season brings blue skies but also possible overexposure to the sun and a wave of respiratory illnesses. Meanwhile, U.S. scientists are reporting that La Niña, that periodic cooling trend in the central Pacific, might promote influenza. The Instituto … Continue reading →

An animal adoption fair will be held this Saturday at Auto Mercado Moravia from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Animales de Asís is the shelter holding the event for people to find a new pet and take a homeless animal … Continue reading →

The Women’s Club of Costa Rica is hosting its annual book and bake sale Saturday at the Pan-American School, San Antonio de Belén, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The group has hundreds of books for sale that have been … Continue reading →

A bold daylight home invasion in Escazú got worse Monday when a neighbor notified police. The result was a five-hour hostage situation in which two U.S. citizens were at the mercy of four gunmen, some of them with criminal records. … Continue reading →

The line for free arroz cantonés stretched more than a block Monday as chefs from Chinese restaurants all over the valley produced enough for 11,000 persons. It was the local observance of the Chinese New year in a place that … Continue reading →