Author Archives: A.M. Costa Rica Staff

The expat property owner and his lawyer who are named in a criminal case have had another reverse. An appeals judge in Puntarenas voided their acquittal in their second preliminary hearing and ordered yet a third. This is the case … Continue reading →

The Poder Judicial appears to have misplaced about 70 convicted felons. But never fear, the agency is setting up a searchable Web page to enlist aid from the public to find the individuals. There are six women, mostly convicted of drug charges, … Continue reading →

President Laura Chinchilla Miranda has made her wish list known to the new president of the Asamblea Legislativa. She met with Víctor Emilio Granados Wednesday at Casa Presidencial. High on the president’s list was a bill that would delay the … Continue reading →

The agency in charge of vehicle safety is updating the manual that Riteve SyC S.A. uses to do inspections. The changes are expected to be published in the La Gaceta official newspaper soon, and the Consejo de Seguridad Vial said … Continue reading →

The Fuerza Pública during the last year has been arresting on average 255 persons a day, said officials Wednesday. They released a summary that showed that from May 2011 to April 2012, the police force detained 93,151 persons. Of these, … Continue reading →

The union that represents workers in the Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social is threatening a strike if the government goes ahead with plans to cut costs. The union is the Unión Nacional de Empleados de la Caja y la Seguridad … Continue reading →

A U.S. embassy spokesperson said Wednesday that someone is making telephone calls and seeking identifying information on U.S. citizens here. The caller falsely claims to be working at the embassy, the spokesperson said. “These calls are NOT legitimate and very … Continue reading →

The government will kick off officially the reconstruction and widening of the Interamericana Norte Monday with a ceremony in Cañas which is at the midpoint of the project. The project ranges from Baranca near Puntarenas Centro to Peñas Blancas at … Continue reading →

Ramachandra H. Breathwaite may be alive, or he may be dead. He may be in a hospital with a loss of memory. Or he may be deliberately hiding out to duck Costa Rican law. About all law enforcement officials know … Continue reading →

President Laura Chinchilla met with the nation’s business chamber Tuesday in an effort to improve relations with the private sector. Private business people have been hit with a new corporation tax and a new decree that puts a 13 percent … Continue reading →

An up-close and personal experience with a home invasion has left an expat couple in Esparza frightened and less than satisfied with the police response. Deb Klipper and her husband were not the victims of the home invasion. That unhappy … Continue reading →

Ruta 1856, which was designed to be a symbolic confrontation with Nicaragua now seems to be a growing scandal. The central government has suspended work by private firms in the wake of bribery allegations. Now workers of the Ministerio de … Continue reading →

U.S. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has swept primary elections in three more states, moving him even closer to becoming the nominee to run against President Barack Obama in November. Romney now has more than 900 delegates, after wins Tuesday … Continue reading →

Agents are investigating the death of another person in a downtown hotel. This is the second in four days, and it raises the possibility that there is some potent or bad cocaine available in the downtown. Investigators found cocaine in … Continue reading →

The Archivo Nacional has debuted a new Web site that the organization says will give Internet viewers access to many more documents. In addition to some 300 public archives, there also are sections of photographs, historical documents and even a section on … Continue reading →

Former U.S. president Bill Clinton will be meeting with President Laura Chinchilla for about a half hour today. Casa Presidencial said the meeting is at 4:15 p.m. The former president will be in town to keynote a conference on sustainability … Continue reading →

The list of untaxed items that went into effect Monday is heavy on fresh products. In most cases, canned products, except tuna, are subject to the 13 percent tax. Many cuts of meat are not taxed but tenderloin, T-bone, delmonico … Continue reading →

Customers of Empresa de Servicios Públicos de Heredia will be getting a rate hike averaging about 10.7 percent as soon as the new decree can be published. Residential service will go up about 13 percent. The Authoridad Reguladora de Servicios … Continue reading →