Archive for November 20th, 2007

700 More Cops Patrol Streets in December

Tuesday, November 20th, 2007

by Rod Hughes
The Ministry of Public Security has announced that 700 more policemen than ever before will patrol the streets in December in what they call “Operation Alguinaldo.” The latter word refers to the Christmas bonus that must, by law, be paid every employee and which is a traditional target […]

CR Hosts Aeronatuics Conference

Tuesday, November 20th, 2007

by Rod Hughes
A Latin American aeronautics conference is meeting here, sponsored by Costa Rica and Spain, according to the English-language weekly The Tico Times. Representatives of Mexico, Paraguay, Brzil, Argentina, Haiti, Cuba and Panama will hear of the latest techological advances and the meeting is aimed at updating equipment to […]

Road to Caldera Okayed: Can It Be True?

Tuesday, November 20th, 2007

by Rod Hughes
The Comptroller General’s Office has okayed funding to continue the construction of the highway from the capital to Port Caldera on the Pacific coast. But most Costa Ricans were not alive when the first section of that highway was built, with the promise that the four-lanes would be […]