Today I got my first mail. A Christmas card from Canada. It was delivered to the door of my cabina by a very nice mailman on a motorcycle. At home I have to walk down the street to a "Superbox" to pick up my mail. The card was mailed exactly 1 week ago. I had […]
After 4 years of investigation, the trial for the murder of journalist Parmenio Medina has begun. Extreme security precautions are evident, since there is police protection for the accused, the witnesses, the judges, and the attorneys.
9 men are charged in the case, including Father Minor Calvo and entrepeneur Omar Chaves, who are accused of […]
For the 3rd consecutive year, the City of San Jose will revive the tradition of throwing confetti along Central Avenue. Hotels, shops and other businesses give their clients and pedestrians bags of confetti to throw as they walk along window shopping on the avenue. The selling of confetti is prohibited.
The activity will run from […]
The Chamber of Construction, College of Architects, and the Council of Real Estate Developers is studying a proposal for taking CONAVI (National Roadways Council) and the Finance Ministry to court. The case would be based on the fact that CONAVI takes over 1 year to award contracts for projects that are approved. The Finance Ministry […]
The Superior COuncil of Education has decided on 4 new majors for students at some of the country’s high schools. Rural Tourism, Call Center Executive, Customs Administration and Accounting for Small Business will be offered during the 2006 school year.
Rural Tourism will be taught at San Pablo of León Cortés, Santa Cruz and La […]
Yesterday, the delivery of the new cell phone lines was more normal. 34,000 lines had been delivered connected between Monday night and Wednesday afternoon. Orlando Cascante, head of Mobile Services at ICE explained that "The system is new for the distributors and we didn’t know how it would work until we had a live test. […]
Costa Rican Rigoberto Alpízar Medina (44) was shot dead by authorities in the Miami Airport while boarding a flight to Orlando. His wife, US citizen Anne Beuchner, was involved in the tragedy also. Apparently Rigoberto suffers from bipolar disorder and was acting erratically as passengers were boarding the plane. His wife tried to explain to […]
