Daily Archives: March 20, 2012

President Laura Chinchilla Monday welcomed the change to digital transmission by Canal 13 of the Sistema Nacional de Radio y Television and announced that the government was the first to use the Japanese-Brazilian digital format. Viewers quickly asked the television … Continue reading →

The British pub is famous worldwide, part of the social fabric of the land and a draw for tourists visiting the country. But hundreds of pubs across Britain are closing down every year. A roaring fire, a pint of beer, … Continue reading →

Humane Society International has come out against the proposed bull fiesta event Pamplona y Más scheduled to take place next month in Costa Rica. This kind of copycat spectacle, intended to emulate the Festival of San Fermín in Pamplona, Spain, … Continue reading →

A sure sign of the approaching rainy season has nothing to do with the sky. The clear indication is the beginning of meetings by emergency officials to discuss how to handle the problems that are to come. The sessions begin … Continue reading →

The Feria Internacional de las Artes is in full swing this week. The festival has trickled into San José since the beginning of the month with art exhibits at various galleries. Since Friday the event has become a 10-day extravaganza … Continue reading →

Hackers successfully entered the Casa Presidencial Web site Sunday and put up a caricature in place of official content, the Presidencia reported Monday. The cyberattack took place around 10 p.m. after technicians put up the weekly Cadena Nacional television spot. … Continue reading →

Expats sometimes wonder how an earthquake can be reported differently. For example, a quake in the upper gulf of Nicoya Monday at nine seconds to 2 p.m. was of a magnitude 5.0, according to the Red Sismológica Nacional at the … Continue reading →