The Juan Santamaría Airport was closed yesterday from 9:30 am to almost 6 pm due to an accident on take off suffered by a private plane. A tire on the Fokker plane’s landing gear went flat as the plane was taking off, which caused the landing gear to break and a spill of hydraulic fluid. […]
Believe it or not, the president of the Legislative Assembly, Gerardo González of PUSC, has proposed that the year end break be shortened. Under normal conditions, the assembly recesses before Christmas and returns on February 6th. Gonzalez would have the representatives return the first week of January, so that they can discuss the CAFTA.
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Costa Rica is on the list of countries scheduled to receive transmissions of the Latin American network Telesur as of October 31st. The polemic channel has been called "the voice of Chavez" in the US and is touted by backers as an alternative to US and European news channels that transmit to Latin America in […]
The Savegre River wiped out a 150 meter section of the Interamerican Highway between Quepos and Dominical won Friday, thanks to rain caused by the recent hurricanes. MOPT officials are opening a temporary detour and analyzing the repairs that must be made and whether or not the river can be contained.
