Archive for the 'Costa Rica News' Category

Drunk Driver Sets Alcohol Level Record

Friday, December 28th, 2007

by Rod Hughes
Here it is, not even New Year’s Eve yet, and already 40 drivers have had their cars confiscated because of inebriation—Including one who set a new record: 4 milligrams of alcohol per liter of blood, fully four times the .49 level to legally drive.
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Elections Tribunal Got Five Referendum Proposals

Friday, December 28th, 2007

by Rod Hughes
The Supreme Elections Tribunal, placed in charge of referendums by the enabling legislation passed in 2006, has received five requests to mount nationwide voting on varied issues but has so far approved only one, the referendum that approved the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA).
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Firearm Crimes May Get More Punishment

Friday, December 28th, 2007

by Rod Hughes
Crimes in which firearms are used may receive more severe sentences than those which do not, if Independent congress woman Evita Arguedas is able to get her bill passed in the Legislative Assembly. She would also see the courts more severely punish repeat offenders and crimes committed against […]