Two-thirds of Costa Rica’s 4,500 kilometers of roads are in bad or “regular” shape, according to a study presented yesterday by the University of Costa Rica (UCR) in the eastern suburb of San Pedro.
The study, carried out by the university’s nonprofit National Laboratory of Structural Materials and Models (Lanamme), found that during the past two […]
By Amanda Roberson
Tico Times Staff
The payment of mandatory annual Christmas bonuses, or aguinaldos – a Costa Rican December tradition right up there with tamales and La Noche Buena – has begun, creating a cash craze evident yesterday in long lines at automatic teller machines and packed stores.
By law, all employees in Costa […]
President Oscar Arias met with his U.S. counterpart George W. Bush yesterday at the White House in Washington D.C., and the two leaders told the press after their 45-minute meeting that education and the Central American Free-Trade Agreement with the United States (CAFTA) were among items they discussed, according to a statement from Casa Presidencial.
Arias […]
MOPT will begin construction next week on a tunnel similar to the one near Parque de La Paz (Desamparados exit on the beltway). The Comptroller has given the green light on the project which will be executed by Sanchez y Carvajal. The tunnel will carry traffic in three lanes each way.
Vehicle flow should not be […]
According to the Economist, Costa Rica ranks first in Latin America. The study called the Democracy Index and devised by the Economist Intelligence Unit tracks 60 indicators across five broad categories: free elections, civil liberties, functioning government, political participation and political culture.
The Economist editor stated that “Free elections and civil liberties are necessary conditions […]
By Katherine Stanley
Tico Times Staff
Mario Zamora, who heads the country’s troubled General Immigration Administration, has announced significant changes designed to take the heat off of his organization as it undergoes an overhaul – and keep its users out of day-long lines.
Regional Immigration offices are soon to open outside San José, and early next year, Costa […]
By Katherine Stanley
Tico Times Staff
As the results from the municipal elections continued to trickle in yesterday, it became increasingly clear that Sunday was a very good day for the National Liberation Party (PLN) and a bad day for voter turnout.
The green-and-white party, which started the year by winning the presidency, as well as more legislative […]
Here are the preliminary results from the TSE
SAN JOSÉ
• Central
Name: Johnny Francisco Araya
Party: PLN
• Escazú
Name: Jorge Guillermo Fonseca Picado
Party: PAC
• Desamparados
Name: Maureen Fallas Fallas
Party: PLN
• Puriscal
Name: Jorge Luis Chaves Gutiérrez.
Party: PLN
• Tarrazú
Name: Iván Suárez Sandí
Party: PLN
• Aserrí
Name: Mario Morales Guzmán.
Party: PLN
• Mora
Name: Gilberto Monge Pizarro.
Party: PLN
• Goicoechea
Name: Óscar Enrique Figueroa Fieujeam
Party: PLN
• Santa […]
The votes will really count in the municipal elections, as yesterday only 23.7% of the eligible voters show up despite generally good weather throughout the country.
The soccer playoffs, Christmas shopping, apathy from parties and the lack of funding for mayoral campaigns were all signaled as culprits for the low turnout. Oscar Fonseca, Chief Magistrate of […]
In the second leg of the quarterfinal matchups the big story was the victory of the “Southern Warriors” Perez Zeledon over Heredia. Heredia won the first leg at home 3-0 and should have had an easy time moving on to the second round, but a gutsy second half performance allowed Perez to take a 4-1 […]
