Daily Archives: February 28, 2012

Costa Rican officials are closing the Pacific off Carrillo to commercial longline operations for this weekend’s Presidential Challenge of Costa Rica tournament. The action by the Instituto Costarricense de Pesca y Acuacultura is being hailed as groundbreaking. The decision creates … Continue reading →

Fuerza Pública officers detained four persons after bandits invaded an Atenas home and took valuables. The invasion took place about 11 p.m. Sunday in the Desmonte sector, police said. A resident with the last name of Jiménez said that four … Continue reading →

The Mexican soft drink firm Fomento Economico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V., better known as FEMSA, announced Monday that consolidated total revenues grew 24 percent and income from operations grew 24.9 percent compared to the fourth quarter of 2010. Coca-Cola FEMSA … Continue reading →

Traffic engineers have eliminated two right turns that would put motorists on the way to the Autopista General Cañas. One is at Soda Tapia and the other is at the northwest corner of Parque la Sabana. The change was made … Continue reading →

The battered U.S. housing and job markets are improving as uncertainty about economic forecasts declines, according to a just-published study by dozens of key economists. Other research shows growing confidence could translate into more business investment and jobs. Forty-five experts … Continue reading →

Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa says he is pardoning three newspaper executives and a former columnist who had been convicted of libeling him, sentenced to jail and fined $40 million. The sentences against the El Universo officials and former opinion page … Continue reading →

A brush fire in the Parque Nacional Chirripó burned at least two to three hectares Monday, some five to 7.5 acres. Some 20 members of the Brigada de Bomberos Forestal from San Jerónimo responded to the 5 a.m. alarm. Fire … Continue reading →

The scammer who speaks perfect English has put together a better story. Earlier this month he told those he encountered on the street a tale of woe about how a taxi driver ran off with his luggage. Lately, according to … Continue reading →

Four persons died over the weekend in motorcycle accidents. In one crash two motorcycles collided head on in Pococí de Limón, and both drivers died. In Coronado, a motorcycle driver was traveling at high speed when his vehicle collided with … Continue reading →

The Contraloría de la República, the financial watchdog, has given a go ahead to a $30 million grain terminal at the Puerto de Caldera. This project has been in the planning stages for years. The project is a joint one … Continue reading →

Art in San José is a common sight along the streets, on walls, as free-standing sculptures and in parks. The municipality of San José has set up a program for art in public spaces where national artists get a chance … Continue reading →

The legislature approved for the second and final time Monday a law to forbid smoking in most public and private locations. The vote was 45 to 2. The action was expected because the measure had been approved overwhelmingly in an … Continue reading →

Four U.S. Navy frigates are among those vessels patrolling the Central American coastal waters as part of a stepped-up U.S., European, and Western Hemisphere effort against drug trafficking. In addition, U.S. patrol planes from Whidbey Island, Washington, have been based … Continue reading →