By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
A three-judge panel has convicted two lawyers on a charge of international child trafficking.
The case stems from a September 2003 raid on a La Uruca home where nine children, two weeks to 20 months old, were found.
Convicted and sentenced to 10 years in prison were Carlos Hernán Robles Macaya and […]
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
The price regulating agency has agreed to allow the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad to cut in half the rate for its advanced Internet service to its 18,000 subscribers.
The telecommunications giant sought a rate cut to compete with its subsidiary, Radiográfica Costarricense S.A. and various cable companies.
The high speed Internet, called […]
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
A United Nations official stationed in Costa Rica said Thursday that the popular perception of insecurity is much greater than reality. He proposed a public relations campaign to correct the image in the public mind
Such fears limit human development and their liberties, he said adding that strategies should be developed […]
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
The Municipalidad de Santa Cruz has appointed a commission to look into why someone began to build a commercial center on land designated for a park in the middle of Tamarindo.
The construction so irked some residents that they demolished the construction several weeks ago.
The news of the commission was reported […]
The Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) is making adjustments to its broadband Internet network this weekend, and those who use this service in their homes and businesses could experience interruptions in their connections, according to a statement from the institute.
The interruptions are likely to last about 20 minutes and take place from 10 p.m. Saturday […]
