by Rod Hughes
It looked like a successful robbery—the two motorcycle-borne robbers held up two small neighborhood markets in the town of La Union near Tres Rios and sped away. But that was their undoing—speeding.
A policeman saw them whizz past and gave chase, radioing for backup. During the chase the duo collided with one of the […]
by Rod Hughes
The power rationing that has been plaguing the nation since April 19 was officially ended today by a presidential decree. The sector-by-sector “rolling blackouts” were almost a daily fact of life and caused millions of dollars of losses to business and industry.
The recent rains signalling an end to the dry season was only […]
by Rod Hughes
The nationwide referendum on the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) has been approved for sometime in September but the exact date is not yet set. The announcement was made yesterday by the Supreme Election Tribunal, the independent legal body that constitutionally conducts all balloting.
President Oscar Arias, who is in favor of the […]
