Daily Archives: July 9, 2012

Correo Nacional has issued a set of stamps to promote the Longon Olympics. The stamps feature events in which Costa Rican athletes will participate. The set consists of two stamps. They show tae kwon do and running. Two other drawings … Continue reading →

The presidency is not going well for Laura Chinchilla Miranda. She is getting the blame for a string of deficiencies and scandals that have wracked her administration. The latest, of course, is what is being called the crater on the … Continue reading →

The U.S. government will invest $800,000 to help improve Costa Rica’s prisons. A U.S. Embassy release said that part of the money will go toward the development of a special, independent unit that will fight corruption within the prisons. A … Continue reading →

For some people embracing the Pura Vida lifestyle means indulging in guilty pleasures that start in bars and casinos and end in pricey one-night stands with prostitutes. Gran Hotel Costa Rica and Hotel Don Carlos are two historic places located … Continue reading →

Three suspects who belong to a gang known as Los Diablos came into law enforcement hands Friday when judicial agents conducted raids in Rincón Grande, Metropoli 2, Villa Esperanza and Lomas del Río, all Pavas, and in Alajuelita. The men, … Continue reading →

Judicial agents detained five persons Friday and said they were part of an international ring that charged money to the accounts of U.S. citizens even though the cardholders never had been to Costa Rica. Also involved were victims from Europe, … Continue reading →

The Sala III high criminal court has upheld a sentence of 16 years for a Nosara man convicted of murder. The Poder Judicial reported on the decision Friday. The man, Jorge Arturo Sirias Sequeira, was found to have murdered Michael … Continue reading →

The Inter American Press Association has expressed concern at the killing of sports reporter Valério Luiz de Oliveira in Brazil, the fifth such incident in the South American country so far this year, and urged the authorities to promptly solve … Continue reading →

Three earthquakes took place Saturday and Sunday. The first Saturday was five kilometers south southwest of Golfito on the east shore of the Gulfo Dulce and 15.5 km east northeast of Puerto Jiménez. That was at 3:12 p.m. The estimated … Continue reading →

The Poder Judicial has confirmed that a trial in the Tribunal Procesal Contencioso Administrativo involving the proposed $1 billion container facility in Moín has concluded. The case was brought by the Cámara de Bananeros and the Sindicato de Trabajadores that … Continue reading →

Banco Nacional has quietly instituted a new set of charges for those who would pay utility bills and other debts unrelated to bank activities. The charge is 300 colons per bill, about 60 U.S. cents. Unlike some banks in the … Continue reading →