Daily Archives: June 21, 2012

There is a new wrinkle in scams being worked on tourists and expats. The crooks set up a fake drug deal and then extort money from victims with the threat of jailing them. The scam works even if the victim … Continue reading →

Abuse of the elderly does not get as much press coverages as similar crimes, such as child abuse, but there appears to be significant numbers of cases in Costa Rica. The Hospital Nacional de Geriatría y Gerontología reported that there … Continue reading →

The state has the power to restrict commercial freedoms under certain circumstances, including forbidding the sale of certain food products to students within a school. That was the decision announced Wednesday in a vendors’ appeal against a new public school … Continue reading →

The Sala IV constitutional court has rejected a second appeal against the new tax on corporations. But the magistrates did not rule on the new law itself. It said that the appeal was premature and that there were other steps … Continue reading →

Costa Rica’s coalition against trafficking in persons plans a public forum in July to analyze and back a law on this topic that is in the Asamblea Legislativa. The Coalición Nacional Anti Trata de Personas is coordinated by Marcela Chacón … Continue reading →

The road agency and traffic police will close Ruta 32 three times Sunday so engineers can make studies of the Rio Virilla bridge. This is the bridge that is near the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa. The roadway will be closed form … Continue reading →

What happened in your past doesn’t have to dictate your future.  This is the message Georgia native Holly Lynch gives to young Costa Rican girls who have been victims of sex trafficking. Ms. Lynch is a part of the organization … Continue reading →

A section of the legislature approved the transfer of land from state ownership to that of the Municipalidad de Alajuela. The $7 million tract will be the site for a new rail station. The locationn is between Juan Santamaría airport … Continue reading →

Agents detained the founder of a university after students complained that they were forced to work after getting a scholarship. The detained woman is María de los Ángeles Madrigal Monge, head of the Universidad Creativa, which had three locations in … Continue reading →

A U.S. cyber security expert says it is pretty likely the United States and Israel are behind a sophisticated computer virus that appears to have been used to gather intelligence about Iran’s nuclear program. Tofino Security’s chief technology officer, Eric … Continue reading →

Starbucks Coffee Company has reaffirmed its commitment to Latin America with two major openings: its first store in Costa Rica and its first Farmer Support Center in South America located in Colombia. “Starbucks business outside the U.S. is a key … Continue reading →