Archive for the 'Costa Rica News' Category

“Big Boy” Baseball Stadium Renovation Nears Completion

Sunday, January 29th, 2006

While you will be more likely to buy "Patí" than a hot dog, every day you get one step closer to being able to enjoy the not-national pastime, baseball, in the venerable "Big Boy" stadium in Limon Province.   The 59 year old stadium is undergoing an 80 million colon makeover that should be completed by […]

Solis Blasts Arias for Dodging Debate

Sunday, January 29th, 2006

In a national broadcast, Otton Solís lamented that his fellow candidate Oscar Arias would not debate him in the final week of the campaign.  Solis accused " A group of people are trying to hold hostage democracy and they say that debating is fighting.  I proposed a debate to show that there is a group […]

Chang Launches Liberia Project - Wants to Put Costa Rica in Orbit

Sunday, January 29th, 2006

"We are going to put the country in orbit, and we will start with the province of Guanacaste", were the words that Franklin Chang chose to announce his new scientific laboratory in Liberia. The first step of the project is to build 3 vacuum chambers. 2 will be exported to a company in the US […]

Families Request 1.7 billion Colones in Monteverde Assault Case

Sunday, January 29th, 2006

Survivors and family members of victims in the Banco Nacional of Monteverde assault have filed claims for 1,700,000,000 colones ($3.4 million) against the assailant Erly Hurtado, Banco Nacional, the State and the security company Delta S.A.
The highest amount claimed is by the family of Mario Lopez, a bus ticket vendor who died in the assault. […]

Campaign Overlooks Environment

Sunday, January 29th, 2006

The Tico Times Online
Among the issues that will sway Costa Rican voters in the upcoming presidential election, environmental concerns appear to have a stronger pull than candidates have taken into consideration in their campaigns.
Though a recent survey conducted for The Nature Conservancy (TNC) in Costa Rica revealed 73% of eligible voters in the country agree […]