by Rod Hughes
The Costa Rican woman can be immensely practical, so when Karla Gonzalez, the nation’s first female Minister of Public Works, sat down recenlty to talk with a daily Al Dia reporters she got right down to basics. Why does rain damage the roads? “Water filters into the sub-base […]
by Rod Hughes
Well, now, the lion (emblem of la Liga Alajuelense) found it has claws, after all, yesterday. The powerful side that many pick to unseat Saprissa from its thrown has failed to win its last four matches.
At minute 36, forward Victor (Mambo) Nunez […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
by Rod Hughes
As you jounce over roads that look as if they have been under heavy mortar bombardment, have you ever thought: “Does the municipal government spend a single colon for road repair?” […]
by Rod Hughes
In a not exactly gripping exhibition game last night in Toronto, Canada, the home team held Costa Rica’s All Stars in handcuffs for a 1-1 tie.
In a time when the eliminations for the World Cup are approaching, these games serve both as a […]
by Rod Hughes
Archaeologists are urging immediate action to save Guayabo National Monument, the pre-Columbian archaeological site most emblematic of Costa Rica’s pre-colonial era.
Peruvian experts, well qualified because of their work preserving the beautiful Inca sites in their home country, were called in because of severe […]
by Rod Hughes
Why are we not surprised at the above headline in this morning’s La Nacion?
The article talks about the incapacity of the government Internet access monopoly, the Costa Rican Electrical Institute (ICE) to satisfy the burgeoning demand for Web connections, especially its highly-touted high […]
by Rod Hughes
Bands and parades will be the order of the day Saturday when this country celebrates the 186th anniversary of its independence from Spain in 1821.
Costa Rica did not have to fight for its freedom as did the United States or such South American […]
