Archive for November 6th, 2006

Alterra Denies Disappearance

Monday, November 6th, 2006

Mónica Nágel Berger, executive director of Alterra Partners, manager of the airport the International Juan Santamaría, denied that its parent company has disappeared, and assured that Alterra has not thought about leaving its operations in Costa Rica. This after Rodolfo Silva, ex-Minister of Transports (1996-1998), affirmed during an interview with Al Día, that Alterra Partners […]

Police Capture Another Fugitive From La Reforma

Monday, November 6th, 2006

Another of the eight convicts who escaped Oct. 9 from Costa Rica’s largest prison La Reforma — in Alajuela, northwest of San José — was captured by police Saturday in Cartago, east of San José, according to a statement from the Public Security Ministry.
The fugitive, identified by the name Douglas Quirós, 48, was hiding in […]

TSE Releases Election Donation Lists

Monday, November 6th, 2006

The Esquivel Volio family was the largest supporter in the last campaign, giving ¢90,030,500 to the PLN, according to a study of the TSE done by Al Día.
The contributions were made between the months of December of 2005 and February of 2006, by brothers Alfredo, Alvaro, Mario and Alberto Esquivel Volio, as well as their […]