Daily Archives: June 4, 2012

All but the Caribbean coast is expected to have afternoon thunderstorms today. The country was predicted to be in the gripe of a tropical wave early today. A wave is one of those low-pressure troughs that originate east of the … Continue reading →

The traffic education organization has increased the number of written exam questions from 25 to 40 to better evaluate applicants, it said. The test is all done electronically now on a computer screen. But there is a big distance between … Continue reading →

The U.S. human rights report about Costa Rica appears to be significant for what was left out instead of what was included. Although the report addresses overcrowded prisons and delays in civil cases in general, there is nothing about the … Continue reading →

Sunday night’s tranquility suffered a jolt at 6:46 p.m. when a wave of a Pacific earthquake rolled through the county. The epicenter was estimated to be in the Pacific south of Panamá. The Red Sismológica Nacional said the quake had … Continue reading →

Beginning in late August through early October and continuing for the next several years during the Atlantic hurricane season, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration will dispatch two unmanned aircraft equipped with specialized instruments high above tropical cyclones in the … Continue reading →

The security minister had told lawmakers that the People’s Republic of China may pay for construction of a new police school. That means some $22 million that was supposed to be borrowed from the Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo can be … Continue reading →

The nation’s health care system is setting up a special program for older residents to keep them aware mentally. The program is being called mental gymnastics, and it will be free. The agency, the Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social, said … Continue reading →

A woman who obtained a protective order against her husband died early Sunday when the man forced a gate, entered the home and shot her in the head. Then the man killed himself. Neither the dead woman nor her husband … Continue reading →

A U.S. expat died Saturday morning when his vehicle overturned in Lagunas de Barú, Dominical. The man was identified as Daniel Kelly, 69, a resident. The Judicial Investigating Organization said that the brakes on the vehicle appear to have failed … Continue reading →

The Compañía Nacional de Fuerza y Luz said that it will cut power today at 8 a.m. from the Catholic church in Rio Oro, Santa Ana, south. The outage will affect homes, it said.