Daily Archives: July 17, 2012

Dig in your pocket, take out the local currency, and you will find in the palm of your hand history of important Costa Rican reformers and politicians who were declared Beneméritos de la Patria by the Costa Rican legislative Assembly, … Continue reading →

Casa Presidencial has called a meeting this afternoon of politicians and journalists in the wake of criticism that a new law represents censorship. President Laura Chinchilla put her name to the measure last week, but some newspeople actually read the … Continue reading →

Monday was not a good day for payers of sales tax. Tributación updated the computerized tax reporting system, but the update had some flaws. Meanwhile, the older version 1.0.01 is displayed prominently on the agency’s Web site, but taxpayers cannot … Continue reading →

One La Uruca resident has one dream in life: To be beautiful. The resident, Yorlenny Azofeifa, 35, was born with a cleft lip. Since she was 9 months old she has been in and out of public hospitals, receiving a … Continue reading →

Hotels at Playa Langosta in Tamarindo, Guanacaste, are dealing with a water shortage that has forced establishments to use their own water supply for the last two weeks, according to staff at Hotel y Villas Cala Luna. The staff members … Continue reading →

The Red Sismológica Nacional reports that there were 15 earthquakes in the month of June that were reported by person living in Costa Rica. That is a bit above the average of 12, said the Red Nacional. Among these were … Continue reading →

The annual turnover of transnational organized criminal activities such as drug trafficking, counterfeiting, illegal arms trade and the smuggling of immigrants is estimated at around $870 billion per year, the United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime said Monday, as … Continue reading →

A U.S. Senate investigation has found poor controls at the global bank HSBC allowed Mexican drug traffickers and other criminals to launder billions of dollars into the United States. A report released before a Senate hearing on the matter today … Continue reading →

The immigration agency is embarking on an amnesty plan that will make legal thousands of foreigners living in Costa Rica, but the proposal has little to offer U.S. and Canadian expats. Special deals are being offered to those who let … Continue reading →

There is another Art City Tour scheduled for Wednesday. This is the free event where participants are buses to locations like museums, galleries, and other cultural centers. The event starts at 5 p.m. at museum departure points They are the  … Continue reading →

Another trucker has been picked up with a load of what authorities think is cocaine. The trucker was stopped at a police checkpoint on the Interamericana Norte, and anti-drug police said they found 629 kilos of the white powder in … Continue reading →