Monthly Archives: March 2012

Employees of Banco National will spend three weekends cleaning the new Estadio Nacional. They start April 15. About 400 persons are expected to participate. The stadium was a wreck after a recent event, and only recently was a board put … Continue reading →

Judicial agents in southeastern Costa Rica have detained a 39-year-old man as a suspected purveyor of marijuana. He was detained in Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, the well-known tourist beach town. Agents said they confiscated five kilos of marijuana and a … Continue reading →

Not only are Thursday and next Friday legal holidays, but the following Wednesday, April 11, is one, too. It is the anniversary of the Battle of Rivas, Nicaragua, in which the Costa Rican army emerged victorious over the force loyal … Continue reading →

Two armed robbers accepted what amounts to a plea deal and ended up tried, convicted and sentenced in less than 24 hours. These are the two men who the director general and deputy director general of the Fuerza Pública apprehended … Continue reading →

Home invasions continue to plague the country. A home occupant died Wednesday night when eight masked gunmen invaded his dwelling. There also were home invasions in Sabana. But in Las Lomas in San Francisco de Dos Rios judicial agents managed … Continue reading →

Anti-drug police and judicial agents took into custody Thursday a 25-year-long security ministry employee at Juan Santamaría airport. They said the man was helping a local drug kingpin move cocaine through the airport and overseas. The Ministerio de Gobernación, Policía … Continue reading →

A lawsuit placed by the homeowners of Villas las Flores against the Municipality of Parrita has blindsided the mayor, Freddy Garro Arias. He said Thursday he has no knowledge of the issue. And he said he doesn’t understand why the … Continue reading →

President Laura Chinchilla is going to New York Saturday for a meeting at the United Nations and to help define a role for the international agency in fostering citizen security in Central America, according to Casa Presidencial. She also will … Continue reading →

A legislative committee has approved unanimously and sent to the full Asamblea a wide-ranging measure to penalize trafficking in persons. Although the measure does not define the term, a strict interpretation would seem to assess criminal penalties against airline pilots … Continue reading →

Grupo Gollo is launching a program to recycle electronic products including cell phones, televisions, refrigerators and computers. The program is getting the support of the Ministerio de Ambiente, Energía y Telecomunicaciones, which is holding a press session today to praise … Continue reading →

The Escuela Municipal de Música Santo Domingo is presenting its Concierto de Música Sacra in Heredia Tuesday night as part of the city’s celebration for Semana Santa. The free concert will be held at the Basilica de Santo Domingo de … Continue reading →

As a Catholic country, Costa Rica will celebrate a week-long religious period of Semana Santa, or Holy Week next week. Thousands of San José residents are expected to take vacation time and head to the coasts. And the rest of … Continue reading →

I guess I just don’t get it . . . How is it that a streetcar system will meaningfully reduce congestion or otherwise facilitate peoples’ movement in and around San Jose? A streetcar with a passenger capacity of (say) 50 … Continue reading →