by Rod Hughes
This must irk Costa Rican President Oscar Arias no end…
Panama’s National Assembly has ratified a free trade treaty with the United States barely two weeks after it was signed in the Organization of American States headquarters in Washington D.C. June 28. And the issue was not in doubt—58 Panamanian congressmen voted for it […]
by Rod Hughes
Work accidents happen, even on the other side of the law.
A thief climbed to the roof of El Gollo home furnishing store in San Pedro Tuesday night, removed a couple of sheets of tin roofing and lowered himself to the ceiling of the showroom.
But police say he had not calculated what his weight […]
by Rod Hughes
A manhunt is on by judicial detectives for fugitive Italian millionaire and accused con artist Matteo Quntavalle, a resident of and investor in Costa Rica. The flamboyant businessman was accused last April by 17 U.S. investors of cheating them with unauthorized deposit slips on a fictitious bank, according to Judicial Branch spokesman […]
By Amanda Roberson
Tico Times Staff | aroberson@t…
Communication between boats at high sea and base camps is about to become easier for the Costa Rican Coast Guard, thanks to a donation of equipment made yesterday by Christian Albrechts University in Germany, according to a statement from the Public Security Ministry.
The equipment, valued at an estimated […]
