by Rod Hughes
The daily newspaper Al Dia reported today that only 3% of the 2,476 complaints of domestic violence resulted in prosecution during the first quarter of this year, a revelation that is certain to have political reverberations across party lines. Court figures show only 70 cases resulted in penalties […]
by Rod Hughes
An open pit gold mine operation called Las Crucitas is going ahead here and even some environmentalist have given the project a grudging pass. It is only a few miles south of the Nicaraguan border and has already raised a formal protest by the Nicaraguan Foreign Ministry.
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by Rod Hughes
You may not be a chicken, but look out for the “hawks” if you are going to the Immigration headquarters to apply for or renew your residency visa. So don’t heed the siren call of those preditors outside Immigration’s gates who will allegedly run your paperwork through for […]
by Rod Hughes
A gripping three-way battle in GT-1 class had the crowd at La Guacima on its feet yesterday as the Mustang of Ernesto Rodriguez took the checkered flag ahead of the Toyota Supra of Javier Quiros with Luis R. Mendez’s Ford breathing on the heels of the leadeers.
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by Rod Hughes
Hernan Medford was fired as head coach of Costa Rica’s national soccer team and Costa Rican Rodrigo Kenton appears the favorite to succeed him, lacking only an official announcement. Medford’s departure Friday came as no surprise after a long string of matches in which the best the national […]
by Rod Hughes
Half a million residents of the Central Valley will be without water from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., reports the daily newspaper Al Dia. The one-day drought is due to work the electrical company ICE has to perform on the reservoir, its tunnels and the electical generation equipment […]
by Rod Hughes
Heredia police headquarters is cleaning house. Eleven policemen accused of being leagued with narcotics traffickers have been arrested and placed in preventative detention, reported the daily La Nacion. The charges range from criminal conspiracy and actual drug sales to protecting narcotics criminals from capture by the police.
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by Rod Hughes
A survey by University of Costa Rica researchers reveals that 90% of Tico high school and university students have at least an e-mail account, according to the daily paper La Nación. That figure contrasts dramatically with the only 3% of all Nicaraguans who have access to the […]
by Rod Hughes
Like most Western nations including the United States, Costa Rica is wrestling with the effects of high petroleum prices and is divided on how to keep them from impacting the economy negatively. The Arias administration thought the government could best improve the nation’s balance of […]
by Rod Hughes
UPDATE: (Fri., June 27) At least 944 drivers got nicked the 5,000 colon fine yesterday, the first day of the ban on circulating in the center of San Jose during rush hours, on Thursdays applied to motorists with license plates ending in 7 or 8. Some drivers complained […]
