Author Archives: A.M. Costa Rica Staff

Presidents of the United States and Costa Rica outlined their broader approach to attacking drug trafficking at a press conference here Friday. Both Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla and U.S. President Barack Obama said they saw a successful anti-drug effort … Continue reading →

Costa Rican officials are mounting an aggressive security program to guard U.S. President Barack Obama and to a lesser degree seven other heads of state today. Obama is supposed to arrive today at Juan Santamaría airport about noon from México … Continue reading →

The national refinery will pay 44 million colons, about $89,000, to 26 owners of motor vehicles that suffered damage because the company put an excessive amount of additive into the fuel. That was the announcement Thursday by the Autoridad Reguladora … Continue reading →

The economics ministry reported Thursday that Costa Rica has advanced 12 places on the World Bank Doing Business index. A low ranking reflects the ease of doing business in 10 categories. Costa Rica’s new ranking is 110 out of 185 … Continue reading →

The Instituto de Normas Técnicas de Costa Rica said that seven industries have been certified as carbon neutral. The designation comes from the Ministerio de Ambiente y Energía, but the institute verifies the accomplishment. Becoming carbon neutral is voluntary now, … Continue reading →

The Laboratorio de Ingenieria Sismica reported that a 3.8 magnitude quake took place Thursday at 11:18 p.m. about 6.2 kilometers south of Sabanillas  de Acosta. The quake was felt on the Central Pacific coast in Jacó and Quepos as well … Continue reading →

Just because some expats are seniors, they are not defenseless. They have many options to protect themselves and their loved ones from aggression. That’s the view of Darren Friesen, who teaches self defense. “With the ever-increasing number of North Americans … Continue reading →

U.S. President Barack Obama will visit Mexico and Costa Rica this week, starting with a flight Thursday to Mexico City, where he will meet with President Enrique Peña Nieto, who took office in December. The two leaders may put most … Continue reading →

Investigators have evidence that a sophisticated ring of credit card thieves are working the Central Valley. The ring uses what is known as a skimmer to obtain detailed credit card information.  The skimmer is placed in an automatic teller machine … Continue reading →

Judicial agents said that two men took a firearm and packages containing an unknown substance from a vehicle that had been impounded. The robbery took place at the installations of the Ministerio de Obras Pública y Transportes in Zapote in … Continue reading →

Police moved in and thwarted Wednesday what appeared to be a plot to rain down firebombs on a crowd at the legislature. Police detained 12 persons, including a minor and two foreigners, and also confiscated material for homemade firebombs, ski … Continue reading →

A  U.S.  congressional committee considering  changes in the nation’s tax code received more than 100 suggestions from expats, said the American Citizens Abroad, an expat advocacy organization. The House Ways & Means Committee has set up a series of working … Continue reading →

Lawmakers passed on first reading Tuesday three measures that will benefit those who live on the coasts. A spokesperson for the organization Frente Nacional de Comunidades Costeras said the principal measure would benefit 60,000 coastal residents in 60 communities. These … Continue reading →

Anti-drug agents have detained the commander of the Quepos coast guard station on allegations that he was involved with a cocaine smuggling operation. He is Óscar Rodríguez Madrigal, a 16-year veteran of the Servicio Nacional de Guardacostas. Agents link him … Continue reading →

Watercolorist Juan Carlos Camacho will be the featured artist in a show that opens Saturday in Liberia. The show is titled “Tiempos,” said the Hidden Garden Art Gallery  which is hosting the event. Camacho specializes in works that show contrast, … Continue reading →

Quadracycles have proved deadly for two persons in separate accidents. In Hone Creek on the Caribbean coast, a Lebanese woman with the last name of Noha suffered fatal injuries Tuesday when she lost control of the vehicle and left the … Continue reading →