Daily Archives: May 4, 2012

The facade of the Bella Vista fortress, which is now the Museo Nacional, will dominate the design of a new commemorative stamp being issued today to mark the museum’s 125th birthday. Correos de Costa Rica gave an advance look at … Continue reading →

Some expats joke that the central government is reducing the crime problems by putting criminals and would-be criminals in uniform. That is an exaggeration, but two events Thursday showed that there still are many problems within the Fuerza Publica. At … Continue reading →

This morning residents are looking at cloudy skies and warm temperatures with the possibility of showers in the central and southern Pacific coast, according to the Instituto Meteorológico Nacional. The northern zone and the Caribbean coast may avoid heavy downpours … Continue reading →

There were three more earthquakes Thursday that were in the 2- to 3-magnitude range. And there was one earlier today. At 4:01 a.m. Thursday a 3.4-magnitude quake was registered just offshore at the point where Costa Rica meets Nicaragua in … Continue reading →

The Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad, known as ICE, says it has successfully marketed bonds worth $250 million in foreign markets. The bonds join an issue of a similar amount in November. The money will be used to improve infrastructure of … Continue reading →

Costa Rica has joined a coalition for Internet freedom. Eduardo Ulibarri, the country’s United Nations representative, delivered a document to an official from the Netherlands, said the Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores y Culto. The minister of foreign affairs for the … Continue reading →

Judicial agents entered, searched and confiscated documents Thursday at the Coronado municipal building. The Poder Judicial said the investigation related to nine building permits that are believed to have been issued irregularly. Identified as suspects in the case is a … Continue reading →

The country hit a record with $2.1 billion in foreign direct investment in 2011, a report issued Thursday said. The report was by theEconomic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean and covered the bulk of the nations in the … Continue reading →

A Washington-based human rights organization says that, overall, press freedom around the world stopped declining in 2011. But while there are positive changes in some countries, the overall picture is not too bright. Last year, less than 15 percent of … Continue reading →

Fuerza Pública officers have detected and confiscated 21 more kilograms of cocaine on the Interamericana highway in the Canton of Osa. The incident took place Wednesday night when officers stopped a Central Valley-bound car south of Palmar Sur. They detained … Continue reading →

Motorcycle operators are planning a protest against the obligatory insurance clause in the new traffic law Tuesday at the legislative complex. The protest is being supported by the Asociación Nacional de Empleados Públicos y Privados, which objects to what the … Continue reading →