Of the 720,000 vehicles in the country that should get the RiTeVe technical inspection during the year, 80,000 have not done so. Those paying the “marchamo” (from now to December) are required to show proof of a current technical inspection, so long lines and crowds are expected at the 16 stations nationwide in the next […]
After remaining strong throughout the three days of the grueling Costa Rican mountain bike competition La Ruta de los Conquistadores, Colombia’s Leonardo Páez Sunday won first place in this 300-kilometer race beginning on the Pacific coast and ending in Playa Bonita, in the Caribbean province of Limón, according to a statement on the race’s official […]
Like many people in Nicaragua and around the world, Costa Rican President Oscar Arias stayed tuned yesterday as results rolled in from Nicaragua’s presidential election Sunday, showing Sandinista candidate and former President Daniel Ortega with 40% of votes and a likely first-round victory.
Asked his opinions on Ortega’s potential win, Arias, also a former President (1986-1990) […]
By Tim Rogers and Katherine Stanley
Nica Times and Tico Times Staff
MANAGUA – At press time last night, a victory by Sandinista leader Daniel Ortega appeared all but assured, with four rounds of preliminary returns and a watchdog group’s “fast count” showing Ortega with a significant lead over his opponents in Nicaragua’s presidential race.
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The San José city council delayed a vote last night as to whether or not to hold the traditional end of year festivals in Zapote, just east of downtown. Last Tuesday, a motion to cancel the Zapote fair was placed before the council, but it only got 7 votes of the 9 needed to pass.
The […]
