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Costa Rica to Bid for MesoAmerican Refinery

Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006

The government has already prepared an offer to propose Costa Rica as the ideal location for the Meso American refinery project.  The project was outlined last December in the meeting of Presidents and Heads of State in Cancun, Mexico.  360 million barrels of fuel would be produced daily in the refinery, along with natural gas […]

Criminal “Mastermind” Faces Photo Finish to Career

Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006

A man who believed he had planned the perfect crime rounded up a gang of amigos and went to the Quick Photo in San Ramon to execute the plan.  Entering the store, he said ” I came to get my picture taken” and was seen to by store employees.
With this distraction manuever executed, his partners […]

Hurtado Sentenced to 210 Years For Monteverde Bank Massacre

Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006

The verdict is in for the case of bank robbery and massacre in March 2004 that devastated the north-central mountain community of Monteverde and shocked the nation. A court in the Pacific port city of Puntarenas yesterday sentenced Erlyn Hurtado to 210 years in prison for crimes including first-degree murder, aggravated robbery and kidnapping, according […]

Suspects in Murder of Journalist Freed on Technicalities

Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006

By Leland Baxter-Neal  Tico Times Staff
Eugenio Millot — the former boss of assassinated Costa Rican journalist Ivannia Mora and principal suspect in her death — saw charges against him and five codefendants dropped Monday by the Second Circuit Court in San José. The three presiding judges […]