Archive for July 20th, 2006

Birthday Party

Thursday, July 20th, 2006

7/21/6
I had a nice surprise last night. The fellow who works at his father’s building supplies store came over and invited me to his brother’s birthday party. It makes me feel like I am a part of the community when these things happen. It was small, with lot’s of food, and no booze, but I […]

Sportsbook Shuts Down Web Site Following CEO’s Arrest

Thursday, July 20th, 2006

By Amanda Roberson, Tico Times Staff
Frequent visitors to the sports gambling Web site BetonSports… may have been surprised yesterday to discover that the site’s usual home page had been replaced with a message explaining that “in light of court papers filed in the United States, the company has temporarily suspended this facility pending its […]

Researchers play tag with hammerheads at Coco

Thursday, July 20th, 2006

By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
An underwater expedition near the Isla del Coco has tagged 15 hammerhead sharks, according to the  Programa Restauración de Tortugas Marinas.
Some 16 divers from the United States and the United Kindom worked from July 3 to July 15 putting transmitters on the underwater predators.
Five fish were given tranmitters that can […]

Minister called on carpet over security guard plan

Thursday, July 20th, 2006

By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
The idea seemed like a good one when the security minister outlined it last week.
The minister, Fernando Berrocal, was going to create strong links between the police and the 18,000 security guards who work in the country.
But the idea did not sit well with legislative deputies. They called Berrocal in […]