Daily Archives: March 7, 2012

Trout farmers plan the Primera Expoferia Nacional de la Trucha March 24 and 25 in La Trinidad de Dota on the Interamericana highway. The location is near Cerro de la Muerte. There are about 300 trout producers in the country, … Continue reading →

U.S. President Barack Obama and other prominent world figures have joined in the year-long celebration of Voice of America’s 70th anniversary with messages of congratulations. The president credited VOA with providing accurate and objective news in the face of foreign … Continue reading →

The Apple computer company introduced a new version of its popular iPad Wednesday. The device has a sharper screen, an improved camera, and the ability to use Verizon’s 4G LTE wireless service, a faster method to access the Internet over … Continue reading →

The Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social says it is making a major investment to improve conditions in the Hospital de Golfito. The health agency said it would spend 230 million colons or about $450,000. Part of the work will be … Continue reading →

The agency that regulates utilities said bacteria has been found in tow surface water sources used by the Empresa de Servicios Públicos de Heredia. These are water sources in San Rafael and San Isidro, the agency said. In San Rafael … Continue reading →

The president will be inaugurating today a special section of the El Buen Pastor women’s prison for inmates who are caring for their children. The section is called Casa Cuna or cradle house and consists of 38 living spaces for … Continue reading →

The typical booty in a street robbery is a cell telephone. Sometimes the robbery escalates to murder when a victim resists. For this effort, the robber or murderer is likely to get 5,000 colons for the telephone from a dealer … Continue reading →

The Sala IV constitutional court has thrown out a legal challenge to the new roadway that the central government is building parallel to the Río San Juan in northern Costa Rica. The appeal was lodged by the Fundación Mundial Déjame … Continue reading →

San José rush hour traffic moved at a snail’s pace Wednesday because of multiple accidents. A collision on Paseo Colón just 100 meters from Parque La Sabana was a serious impediment for buses and motorists on their way home. Elsewhere … Continue reading →

Robbers burst in on a 75-year-old Desamparados man about 5 a.m. Wednesday, beat him about the head and left him to die. The Judicial Investigating Organization identified the victim of the home invasion by the last name of Gamboa. They … Continue reading →

The country’s 92 public health facilities soon will be online to verify the identification of those who are seeking treatment. The Hospital de Alajuela is the first to institute this system that uses Radiográfica Costarricense S.A. networks to validate an … Continue reading →

When researchers explored the deep ocean off Costa Rica two years ago, they were surprised to find a unique ecosystem and a multitude of unknown species. The summary of that exploration now has been published in a scientific journal. Involved … Continue reading →