Local media have been reporting arrests of the most wanted sex offenders all over Costa Rica. 272 men are in the sights of the OIJ Captures section. Which is responsible for finding and arresting people who have been sentenced or who are being tried.
This department is understaffed, with 2525 cases so far this year […]
The William Allen Hospital in Turrialba has won first place in a worldwide competition sponsored by the International Federation of Pharmacists. The Chief of Pharmacy, Giovanny Vargas Solano, won the prize with his work entitled "How Pharmacists Can Involve Themselves Completely in the Health of Their Patients".
The work was based on his experience in […]
Today, 4 years, 3 months and 11 days after his murder, the trial in the case of Parmenio Medina begins. The first accusations will be brought against a Columbian, John Gilberto Gutiérrez, who is alleged to have been the mediator between the people who killed Medina execution style and those who paid to have the […]
Heredia 1 - Alajuela 2
Suspended San Ramonense vs. Puntarenas and Santa Cruz vs. Carmelita
Santos 2 - Cartago 2
Brujas F.C. 0 - Saprissa 1
Perez Zeledon 4 - Liberia 1
10th Round Sunday, October 23
Puntarenas hosts Brujas, Estadio Lito Pérez
Alajuelense hosts Saprissa, Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto
Santa Cruz hosts San Ramon, Estadio Cacique Diriá
Santos hosts Heredia, Estadio Ebal Rodríguez […]
The 19 countries attending the Iberian-American Summit ended the 2 day meeting with a 31 point declaration, of which the most controversial was the plea for an end to the US blockade of Cuba.
The declaration also mentions: concern about terrorism, cooperation in the extradition of criminals, the Haitian elections, and literacy in Latin […]
Taiwan has deposited $15 million as agreed so work will begin tomorrow on the new highway for San Carlos, it runs between Sifón de San Ramón and Cuidad Quesada (aka San Carlos - near Arenal). The total cost of the project is $61 million and will be executed by RSEA Engineering Corporation. The initial […]
According to the Minister of Health, María del Rocío Sáenz, Costa Rica is preparing a contigency plan in the event of an outbreak of the deadly Asian bird flu. At least 20 institutions are involved in the planning, among them the Social Security Administration, the Ministry of Health, the Costa Rican Institute of Investigation & […]
The reform to the election laws will apparently go through, but an agreement by the PLN and PUSC parties will keep the political debt at .19% of PIB. They claim that since no one could agree on whether the debt should be reduced to .10%, .12% or .15%, then it would be better to […]
After 7 months of cabin fever, MAR is now free to go anywhere he wants within Costa Rica. A judge ruled that the ex-president could go free, but he may not leave the country, must report to the court to sign once every two weeks, and may not associate with other suspects in the […]
While in August Costa Rica consumed 965,860 barrels of oil, in September only 954,081 were imported according to figures released by RECOPE. In addition, in the morning traffic reports this week callers noted that traffic seems to be moving much more smoothly that previously. They attributed it to less cars on the […]
