Although there is no smoking gun pointing to the responsible party, the Libertarian Movement has complained about dirty campaign tactics including destruction of signs, threatening e-mails, a campaign headquarters in San Carlos spray painted black, and even fake flyers expounding attacking PAC in the name of the party.
Peter Guevara, brother of the presidential candidate […]
Luis Fernando Chanto Carvajal, the person who still owes the now defunt Banco Anglo Costarricense over 3 billion Colones will go to trial on February 7th. Also on this date another deadbeat, Carlos Rodó Ortuño, will face trial for the 1 billion Colones that he owes.
Both are accused of embezzlement, because they received loans in […]
On Tuesday rescuers found the wreckage of the Beechcraft Bonanza, number N5985C in San Juan de Chicuá, Cartago. The two passengers, Conrad Randell (69) and Nancy Randell (67), were both dead.
Apparently the crash happened when the pilot became lost in the bad weather and descended to get his bearings.
Just 2 hours after the polling stations close the TSE will have the election results. According to Elections Programs Coordinator Héctor Fernández, by 8 pm the TSE will have the provisional recount of 2500 polling stations. This is sufficient to project the winner of the presidential race and the first place legislators. The data will […]
The Association of Gas Distributors, and others, protested the ARESEP plan to allow flexibility in the price of gasoline. The proposal calls for a reduction of up to 50% in the profit margin for gas stations. The plan will go to a public audience Monday at 9 am. Users, of course, are generally in […]
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On Tuesday, 3rd, we took Tasi and Marvin to Sta.Elena/Monteverde. I was surprised to learn Marvin had never been there before. The trip up is beautiful. One scenic vista after another, and lot’s of time to look. It’s less than 40 km. from the highway and it took over an hour and a half. We […]
Today the CCSS starts a campaign to vaccinate 300,000 people at risk for complications from the flu. They are targeting 265,000 elderly people over the age of 65 and 35,000 children aged 0 - 5.
The injections cost $2 million and the objective of the program is to reduce respiratory ailments and complication due to […]
Although DSL Internet is available in 60 communities through out the country, ICE has only 43,000 subscribers for broadband services (Cable or DSL). For every 1000 inhabitants, there are 10 high speed connections, which pales in comparison to other countries: South Korea - 248, USA - 127, Chile 59. In Spain 85% of the homes […]
CLOSING TOURNEY - Round 1 results
Heredia 1 - Brujas 1 Ramonense 0 -Saprissa 1 Cartago 2 - Pérez Zeledón 0 Santos - Alajuela Suspended Carmelita 1 - Puntarenas 2 Santa Cruz 1 - Liberia 2
POSICIONES
TEAM
Games
W
Tie
Lost
GF-GA
PTS
GRUPO A
Liberia
1
1
0
0
2-1
3
Puntarenas
1
1
0
0
2-1
3
Herediano
1
1
0
0
1-0
3
Alajuelense
0
0
0
0
0-0
0
Santacruceña
1
0
0
1
1-2
0
Ramonense
1
0
0
1
0-1
0
GRUPO B
EQUIPO
PJ
PG
PE
PP
GF-GC
PTS
Saprissa
1
1
0
0
1-0
3
Pérez Zeledón
1
0
0
1
0-2
0
Cartaginés
1
1
0
0
2-0
3
Brujas
1
0
0
1
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Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panamá, Venezuela and Brazil have all eliminated the visa requirement for visitors from European Union countries. The tourists may stay up to 90 days.
