Daily Archives: June 19, 2012

The central government has agreed to invest $70 million to modernize the cargo port of Moín in Limón province as a condition of dock workers ending their strike. That was an agreement that was reached late Monday after a marathon … Continue reading →

A U.S. citizen who just graduated from the University for Peace in Ciudad Colón has generated international attention because the federal government prohibited him from flying home to San Diego, California. The man, Kevin Iraniha, found out at Juan Santamaría … Continue reading →

The earthquake monitoring laboratory has counted five quakes of magnitude 3.0 or more from Friday through Sunday. The first took place a few minutes before 11 p.m. Friday in the active zone near Tobosi. It was felt most intensely in … Continue reading →

Everyone has seen these hard-working ants lugging single file pieces of leaves back to the nest to provide fodder for their fungus farm. Now the little guys will have their own Web page called Zompopas.com that will contain information and … Continue reading →

A pineapple-growing operation in Pococí is facing a criminal action because operators disregarded restrictions put on the plantation by the municipality and the Tribunal Ambiental Administrativo. The action comes at a time when such monoculture operations are coming under increased … Continue reading →

The business sector has proposed minimum wage increase of 2.47 percent for the second half of the year. That is in contrast to a proposal by labor leaders for an increase of almost 6 percent. The proposal was by the … Continue reading →

The legislature Monday passed for the second and final time a tax on casinos and gambling call centers. The measure levies a monthly tax on each slot machine, each gambling table and monthly net income. The call centers face a … Continue reading →

Electric company workmen will be cutting off power in the center of San José today from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The areas involved are along avenidas 1 and 3 between calles 4 and 8, Avenida Central between calles 2 … Continue reading →

Two men have been detained as suspects in a scam that stole credit card information with a device stuck in automatic tellers. The Poder Judicial identified both men as Bulgarians with the last names of Chopov and Alexandrov. But the … Continue reading →

Judicial agents have detained a 44-year-old man who worked as a clown and accused him of abusing four youngsters. The man also has a radio show directed at children on a Puntarenas station. Agents said they have been investigating the … Continue reading →