Archive for December 20th, 2007

3 Sentenced for Journalist’s Murder

Thursday, December 20th, 2007

by Rod Hughes
Three persons were sentenced yesterday in connection with the July 7, 2001, gangland-style murder of gadfly radio journalist Parmenio Medina. Businessman Omar Chaves was convicted of being the brains behind the killing and condemned to 35 years in prison. The accused triggerman, Luis Alberto “El Indio” Aguirre, was […]

Saprissa Dominates Heredia, 2-0

Thursday, December 20th, 2007

by Rod Hughes
Saprissa swept past Heredia Wednesday evening, 2-0, and made it look easy. As La Nación points out, this places the Tibas boys only 90 minutes away from winning the so-called Opening Tourney.
The regular soccer season is divided into two parts in Costa Rica’s […]

Raabe Holds Lead, Teammates Under Attack

Thursday, December 20th, 2007

by Rod Hughes
Henry Raabe continues to lead individual performance in the Tour of Costa Rica bicycle race, but the third place Dos Pinos-Coopenae team mounted an attack on his BCR-Pizza Hut teammates in an attempt to pull out a team win, if nothing else. BCR-Pizza Hut has the team laurels […]