Daily Archives: April 16, 2012

Fuerza Pública officers said they surprised a motorist in Puntarenas, and the man was carrying 450 quarter sticks of dynamite. Officers said the man tried to evade a control point on the highway. That raised the suspicion of officers, and … Continue reading →

Two firemen were injured when their truck overturned as they were headed to a bicycle event in the northern zone. The two, Dennis Salazar and Alonso Castro were airlifted by the Servicio de Vigilancia Aérea of the security ministry to … Continue reading →

A Colombian expert, Rolando Buitrago, has been providing training to tourism police and also judicial investigators. Some 30 persons attended, said the security ministry. This is his second visit, and his topic was police intelligence. The training ended Friday.

Hospital San Juan de Dios needs O-positive and O-negative blood to keep up its reserves due to daily surgeries, said the Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social. The San José hospital will accept donations from individuals between 18 and 65 who … Continue reading →

President Laura Chinchilla called for the United Nations and its Security Council to put drug trafficking in Central America on its agenda. The president repeated this view when she spoke at the VI Summit of the Americas in Cartagena, Colombia. … Continue reading →

A machete, a knife and a tree limb are the apparent murder weapons of choice in three weekend killings. In Pozos de Santa Ana police found the body of a man with the last name of Chinchilla in a field. … Continue reading →

Two of the country’s volcanoes became a bit rambunctious over the weekend. Volcán Turrialba was putting out a column of steam Friday. Volcán Rincón de la Vieja erupted around 2 p.m. Saturday and spewed mud, ash and water out of … Continue reading →

Anyone having trouble walking down the street in front of a bar or a large office building can blame the new anti-tobacco law. The majority of San José restaurants and bars are following the law in posting signs prohibiting smoking … Continue reading →

A flurry of earthquakes took place in Costa Rica over the weekend with the latest being in the northern part of the country near Playas del Coco. At 5:45 p.m. Sunday a 3.4 quake took place just 14 kilometers west … Continue reading →

President Laura Chinchilla will be meeting today with more economics experts in an attempt to outline options for more tax money. The president’s massive tax plan was battered in a Sala IV appeal, and now lawmakers are starting again to … Continue reading →

Combined police units swept the downtown sections of San José Saturday night and entered a number of nightspots, said the security ministry. Among the places taken over by law officers were the Hotel Del Rey and its associated bar and … Continue reading →