Archive for September 14th, 2007

FEDEFUT Boots Soccer Referee

Friday, September 14th, 2007

by Rod Hughes
Ever wondered what would happen if a soccer referee got a red card? The answer is: apparently, big trouble.
Edgar Duran, a 13-year veteran of officiating Costa Rican soccer matches for the Costa Rican Soccer Federation (FEDEFUT) found himself left off the list of […]

Vice President in Hot Water

Friday, September 14th, 2007

by Rod Hughes
Vice President Kevin Casas found himself in the midst of a political firestorm this week over a confidential memo leaked to the press. In his message to President Oscar Arias, Casas recommended that government funds be withheld from municipal governments whose mayors did not deliver […]

Costa Rican Patience at Its Worst

Friday, September 14th, 2007

by Rod Hughes
Criminologists and social workers define recidivism as the repeated arrests or frequent incarceration for criminal acts. But how is this for recidivism?
Police arrested a Turrialba man this week, accused of having knifed […]