Daily Archives: July 30, 2012

President Laura Chinchilla is poised to sign a new law that essentially guts copyright protection for artists, authors and manufacturers of music and movie discs. This is a measure that ostensibly was designed to allow students to photocopy textbooks for … Continue reading →

Local author, Albert A. Correia, will soon release the third book in his Eden Trilogy, a political drama and thriller set in Costa Rica that follows the lives of an idealistic doctor and an ambitious attorney. Correia said that the latest … Continue reading →

An immigration official who worked at Juan Santamaría airport became the fourth person in that agency to face a criminal charge in the last eight months. He was identified by the last names of Camacho Camacho. A summary of the … Continue reading →

In a march to Nicoya last week on Annexation day, hundreds of Nosara community members called for the communities between Sámara and Ostional to part ways with Nicoya and become its own canton. The proposal stems from the community having … Continue reading →

Unless the U.S. Congress acts, most Americans will pay more taxes next year to a federal government forced to slash domestic and national defense spending. Such an outcome would significantly cut the deficit, but could also damage an already-weak U.S. … Continue reading →

Four representatives from San Ramón have visited Austin, Texas to promote collaboration around environmental initiatives. During their visit the group met with the city officials and representatives of a number of organizations and agencies. The meetings focused on opportunities for … Continue reading →

Robbers stuck up a bus Sunday and other bandits staged an early morning raid on the offices of a security company. Judicial agents said that one of the two men who stuck up the driver of a Tibás bus about … Continue reading →