Costa Rica will present a case before the International Justice Court in the Hague regarding the treaty with Nicaragua on the Rio San Juan. Ex-president Arnoldo Aleman of Nicaragua unilaterally suspended the right of Costa Rican police officers to navigate the river with firearms in July of 1998.
This decision was widely seen as an […]
47,163 educators received an extra bonus of 168% of their monthly salary on Monday. The bonus was instituted in 1998 when the school year was extended to 200 days. 7000 teachers did not qualify because they were absent too many days from classes.
Taiwan’s President Chen Shui-bian announced a $150,000 donation to Costa Rica in order to help victims of flooding caused by Rita on the Pacific Coast.
Apparently vacation days were more important to the ICE workers than opening themselves to competition. Carlos Manuel Obregón, general manager at ICE, sent a memo stating that sanctions would be implemented for those employees participating in the strike. Which means that workers would have to take a vacation day in order to receive […]
Watch out if you have to go to the airport this week or next. The toll booth was damaged in an accident and will be repaired from 9-6 (overnight) in the next 15 working days. (2-3 weeks) Although work won’t be done in the daytime, some lanes could be closed or rubberneckers […]
Are you an architect or builder or home owner? As of this week, you can send your construction plans for approval over the Internet. Every plan must recieve approval from the Federation of Engineers and Architects, which normally meant turning the plan into the office in San Jose, no matter where the construction […]
All 3 Costa Rican teams did what they had to do to get to the semifinals of the UNCAF tournament. Perez Zeledon tied 2-2 with Firpo of El Salvador to advance 6-2 in the global score.
Alajuela swam to advancement after a 1-0 loss to Municipal in Guatemala. The game was played in a severe […]
