Daily Archives: January 26, 2012

With sastrerias in relative abundance in downtown San José, it is apparent that in comparison with the United States the age old art of clothing repair still holds a strong place in Costa Rican culture. But according to one seasoned … Continue reading →

The Instituto Costarricense de Turismo said Thursday that the Spanish airline Iberia would be increasing its capacity to over 234,000 airplane seats in 2012 for people traveling between Spain and Costa Rica. That constitutes a 5.5 percent increase in passenger … Continue reading →

If someone plans to call in a bomb scare, using the household telephone probably is not a good idea.  That is what the Poder Judicial said a man did Thursday when he called in a bomb threat to the courts … Continue reading →

The Correos de Costa Rica will work with the Registro Nacional to provide new license plates to the nation’s motorists. The Registro has decreed that each vehicle should exchange the existing plates for ones with secure features. There also is … Continue reading →

Judicial Investigating Organization statistics show what authorities are calling a positive decrease in homicides on a national level. But the numbers also demonstrate other areas where police have been unsuccessful in curtailing incidents of crime, such as assaults and home … Continue reading →

Members of the Policía de Fronteras in Sarapiquí captured four home invasion suspects Tuesday night after bandits forced their way into a home in Finca 2 de Río Frío, threatened those living there and took 1 million colons, about $2,000. … Continue reading →

Agents from the regional Judicial Investigating Organization office in Alajuela detained a 55-year-old man Wednesday morning in El Roble on allegations of rape and sexual abuse of minors. The agency reported that the arrest of the man came as a … Continue reading →

The first round of informal discussions on the proposed outcome document of the United Nations conference on sustainable development that will be held in Brazil in June got under way in New York Wednesday with a senior U.N. official calling … Continue reading →

If you are one of the millions of people who use Google’s online search engine, email or YouTube video site, you might want to pay close attention. Google is changing its privacy policy to allow it to track users across … Continue reading →

The United States says Nicaragua’s recent elections were a setback to democracy and warned it would now review aid to the country. In a statement Wednesday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the Nov. 6 re-election of President Daniel Ortega … Continue reading →

Costa Ricans, particularly those in official positions are thrilled that Franklin Chang Díaz has been named for induction into the Astronaut hall of fame at the Kennedy Space Center. The Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología issued a statement Wednesday extending … Continue reading →

Hundreds of government workers gathered Wednesday in front of the Ministerio de Trabajo to protest a salary increase that workers and union officials repeatedly said was an insult. This was the first major protest of the year for Costa Rica. … Continue reading →

U. S. Embassy officials say Oscar Mora Morales, a Costa Rican father of two American citizens, talked about bringing a weapon onto embassy grounds, became argumentative and refused to answer simple anti-fraud questions and lied about having the two U.S. … Continue reading →

Banco Nacional got some bad news Wednesday when a branch of the Corte Suprema de Justicia reaffirmed a decision in favor of a debit card holder. The decision said that the bank has to reimburse the customer for money that … Continue reading →

Expats who hold a vehicle or a home by means of a corporation are unhappy because they will have to pay a special tax between April 1 and April 30. The amount this year could be as much as $240 … Continue reading →