Police estimate they took removed 226,000 marijuana plants from 23 locations in the Talamanca mountains in an operation that used a helicopter to locate the fields. To date for 2011 the Ministry of Security has successfully eradicated a total of 443,056 marijuana plants in Costa Rica. Read Article
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Costa Rica is among the countries likely to be most affected by prolonged droughts and destructive floods due to climate change. So on Wednesday warned U.S. former vice president. UU. UU. y premio Nobel de la Paz, Al Gore. and Nobel Peace Prize, Al Gore. The politician, who delivered the closing speech of the Business […]
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Without compassion, two assailants on a motorcycle intercepted a jocular(lottery seller) near the building of the Social Protection Board (JPS) in San Jose, and a bullet hit him in the leg to take the briefcase he was carrying the money and the lottery selling to take support his family. Read Article
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The Sala Constitucional (Constitutiona Court) declared that alcoholics cannot be dismissed from their public sector jobs. The decision follows the appeal of two public sector employees who were fired for being drunk at work. Read Article
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Although it is little known and even less applied, the Ley de Tránsito (Traffic Act) allows for sanctions against pedestrians. And for those who do know of the law inclusion in the law, few know the details. Read Article
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The Public Services Regulatory Authority (ARESEP) announced Tuesday that national gas prices will increase ¢54 per liter beginning in April. Gas prices have risen three times thus far in 2011. ARESEP’s announcement of a national gas price increase comes at a time when international gas prices are sky-rocketing. Due to last month’s turmoil in Egypt […]
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National cab fare will increase ¢15 in the upcoming weeks, the Public Services Regulatory Authority (ARESEP) has announced. The standard rate of ¢530/kilometer will be hiked to ¢545/kilometer to compensate for an increase in gas prices in the month of February. Read Article
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During 2010 the Policía de Control Fiscal del Ministerio de Hacienda (Fiscal Control Police of the Ministry of Finance) seized more than 7.000 litres of whisky and almost 3.000 litre of rum, the products most entering the country illegally. Luis Alonso Bonilla, director de la Policía de Control Fiscal, says that confiscation of bootleg liquor […]
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The problems with cellular telecommunications in Costa Rica continue, this time affecting customers of the state telecom, the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE), “prepaid” service. Last week ICE has cut internet service from all prepaid service and without any notice. Read Article
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Crew members stopped two drunken Mexican pilots from leaving Costa Rica with an Aeromexico flight carrying 101 passengers to Mexico, a Costa Rican aviation official said on Monday. “One of them, the co-pilot, tested positive for alcohol while the captain refused to do the test,” Alvaro Vargas, deputy director of Dirección General de Aviación Civil […]
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Near the crest of a hill on a farm named La Edda for his mother, Francisco Flores bends a knee to touch the curled, yellowed leaves of a young coffee tree, one of hundreds on a windswept ridge where coffee grew strong two decades ago. “They live, but they don’t produce,” Flores said. “I have […]
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The Ministerio de Salud (Ministry of Health) issued an order to close, gradually over the next four months, all of the 15 operating rooms of the Hospital San Juan de Dios (HSJD) due to deterioration. Costa Rica’s largest state hospital will be without operating rooms in the coming months as the Ministerio de Salud orders […]
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Costa Rica will soon launch the first carbon neutral coffee export. The presentation will take place today (Monday) at a ceremony at the Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores (Foreign ministry) or Casa Amarilla. The coffee is produced by Cooperative COOPEDOTA and is the first of its kind in the world. The ceremony will be attended by […]
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As of Saturday, 37 Costa Ricans had reported to the Foreign Ministry that they were alive and in good condition in Japan after the massive 8.9-magnitude earthquake and tsunami on Friday afternoon (Friday morning in Costa Rica). On Sunday, the estimated death toll in Japan surpassed 10,000, and it’s expected to pass 20,000. Japanese Prime […]
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The first contacts between both nations were Joshua and Keilor Fumero Rojas, Director of Innovation and Technology Transfer and Scientific Adviser to the Ministry of Science and Technology (MICIT), respectively. Fumero and Rojas participated in the first edition of the School of Political Science Managers, Technology and Innovation, held at the headquarters of the Economic […]
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Just a year passed since Wal-Mart Mexico assumed the reins of the operations of the chain throughout Central America. And we can now see the effects of the change. The first of those changes is the possible dropping of the Hipermás name to Wal-Mart which is part of Mexico’s aggressive investment program in Costa Rica […]
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Spreading the word about the Reva has been a slow process since it rolled out onto San José’s crowded streets. But that was to be expected. The concept of electric cars is one the world has been slow to latch onto, as some consider the switch from gas pumps to electric outlets more of a […]
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A look at the border disputes beginning in October 18 up until the International Court of Justice decision made Tuesday. .Oct. 18, 2010: Nicaragua begins dredging the border of the Río San Juan with the goal of facilitating better navigation on the river. Oct. 21: Costa Rica denounces that Nicaragua allegedly moved sediment from the […]
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Whoever was responsible for planting the bomb that killed seven people and left 21 wounded at a press conference 26 years ago at La Penca likely got away with it. Read Article
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U.S. diplomats in Costa Rica have offered help in the construction of the “Centro de Intervenciones Telefónicas” (Telephone Intervention Centre), that the Poder Judicial (Judicial Branch) will be building in their effort to fight drug trafficking and increase public security. Read Article
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On Wednesday the ministro de Seguridad, José María Tijerino, said that reports from intelligence sources indicates that the conflict area may have been mined by the Nicaraguan army. The minister explained that a group of experts will be entering the area – to the limits placed by the International Court of Justice in The Hague […]
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Swiss Tropical Fruit Marketing is a Costa Rican company. It’s a pineapple producer and exporter that has Global Gap certification. Currently they export to Europe, South America, South Korea and Central America, and serve the local market. Although Swiss Tropical has its own brand, 80% of its production is sold to customers with other brands […]
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A wiretapping centre is the new ally of authorities to fight organized crime in Costa Rica. The Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE), the Poder Judicial and the Instituto Costarricense Contra Drogas signed an agreement to jointly create the new entity. Read Article
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Former Foreign Minister and Catholic priest, Father Miguel D’Escoto described the ICJ ruling as a triumph of justice that forces Costa Rica to give up its warmongering attitude and seek harmony with Nicaragua. “Costa Rica overreacts and tells lies to sow fear in its own people towards Nicaragua and go on with its military build-up,” […]
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The ruling Tuesday by the International Court of Justice in The Hague on the border conflict between Costa Rica and Nicaragua is allowing both sides to claim victory and helping to defuse – at least for the moment – a high-stakes showdown that many feared would end in violence. Read Article
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The officials of pro-US Costa Rica fear the aggression by Chavez’s closest ally – Nicaragua. Costa Rican cabinet of ministers shared their suspicions to that effect on March 4. According to their statement, in recent days Nicaraguan President Ortega received an insane by the standards of the banana republics sum of money of the unknown […]
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By a vote in favour of 42 of 53 of the legislators present in the Legislative Assembly on Thursday, the Free Trade Agreement with China was approved in first debate. The bill now must go to the Constitutional Court for a consult before second debate and voting can take place. Read Article
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The train cars that will be used on the Belén commuter train service finally landed in Costa Rica this week and on Thursday three of the cars were unloaded and headed for San José. The Instituto Costarricense de Ferrocarril (INCOFER) will begin inspecting the trains today and run tests with an eye on next week […]
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Majority Of Costa Rica’s Prison Population Between 12 and 35 Years Of Age. The Ministro de Justicia (Justice Minister) Hernando París, revealed that 60% of Costa Rica’s prison population is between the ages of 12 and 35, meaning that a majority of economically active and young Costa Ricans fill the prisons. Read Article
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Of the 57 traffic fatalities this year, 15 were pedestrians, the leading cause of traffic deaths. Although the Ley de Tránsito calls for a fine of ¢50.000 for imprudent pedestrians (jaywalkers), the fine is rarely applied and the only concern of pedestrians is to get to the other side as fast as possible, with no […]
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Costa Rican authorities fear that the court ruling due next Tuesday on the Isla Calero dispute, Nicaragua could close its borders to Costa Rica. The International Court of Justice in The Hague (ICJ) is due to render its decision on Costa Rica’s request for temporary measures stopping Nicaragua from continuing the dredging of the San […]
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The U.S. Embassy in San José was involved in the definition of police strategy, trained and supervised the training of officers of the security forces (police) and rented buses to take them to the protest marches against the TLC (Free Trade Agreement), according to several diplomatic cables obtained by WikiLeaks. Read Article
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The Laura Chinchilla government’s possible answer to the growing security problem is, borrow more money. The government announced that it will be seeking a loan from the Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) to be used for citizen security and prevention. Read Article
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Beginning tomorrow, Wednesday, La Nación will begin publishing a series of reports and complete documents obtained from WikiLeaks on U.S. diplomatic communications on Costa Rica. La Nación, Costa Rica’s biggest media said it entered into an ‘understanding’ with WikiLeaks on February 15 in London, England, that allowed the media giant to obtain 827 diplomatic cables […]
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Costa Rica declared violence against children a national epidemic because of the worrying increase in cases over the last decade. The Hospital Nacional de Niños (Children’s Hospital) said that in the last 10 years aggressions against minors increased six times. According to the medical director of the hospital, Roberto Hernandez, the medical centre cared for […]
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Today, Thursday, could be a crucial day with the entering into force the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with China. In the afternoon, Costa Rica’s legislative assembly is expected to discussion and first debate on the trade agreement. Proponent legislators say “there is a good environment” for the FTA with China and could be ratified the […]
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If you are one of the many who do not love the heat, take note and begin looking for ways to cool off as March and April will be “hot months”, so says the Instituto Meteorológico Nacional (IMN) – Costa Rica’s national weather service. Read Article
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Environmentalists and deputies request the authorities not to grant permits for the cultivation and trade of genetically modified pineapple in the country. They warned of the possible risk that it would generate in health and in the environment. Read Article
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The Instituto del Café de Costa Rica (ICAFE) reports that more than 80% of the 2010-2011 coffee harvest ahs been sold. Given this, toasters announce shortages and higher prices. Read Article
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The Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) – the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights – has extended the deadline for Costa Rica to approve the law allowing of in-vitro fertilization. The new deadline is May 31, confirmed Costa Rica’s vice-chancellor, Roberto Roverssi. Read Article
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As more and more people are learning the many benefits of traveling to Costa Rica for dental and healthcare, Costa Rican Medical Care continues to lead the way as a medical tourism provider. Using the internationally accredited (and patient-centered) providers in Costa Rica offers savings of 30% – 70% over U.S. prices. Read Article
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The anti-tobacco legislation applied in Panama last year, which increased the price of cigarettes, had led to an increase in smuggling of tobacco products from Costa Rica. Read Article
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So far in 2011 one person has drowned every two days in Costa Rica. Protective measures do not seem to have worked at preventing deaths. Many of the deaths so far this year have been in rivers and most victims are under 40. Source: monumental.co.cr
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there are any men left who still believe that women are the weaker sex, it is long past time for them to think again. With respect to that most essential proof of robustness – the power to stay alive – women are tougher than men from birth through to extreme old age. In Costa Rica, […]
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The disease most feared by citrus growers worldwide is now in Costa Rica. At least 5 trees north of Alajuela tested positive for the presence of “Yellow Dragon. ” The State Phytosanitary Service confirmed the detection after a laboratory diagnosis. Trees with symptoms will be cut and efforts to eradicate the disease will be made […]
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The Federación Nacional de Porteadores (Fenapo) announced on Monday its plans for the roadblocks by “porteadores” or illegal taxis, that will be countrywide. The plan, as explained by Fenapo, is start the protest at 5am Wednesday… Read Article
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By air, sea and land police are intent on attacking the out of control crime situation in Limón. Residents of Los Cocos, in Cieneguita de Limón Sunday reported a shooting that wound up with the detention of 4 people and the seizure of four firearms. The confrontation was confirmed by the commanding officer of the […]
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Again the dollar has hit sub-bottom measured against a very limited global currency, the Costa Rica colon, resulting in business losses, government losses and excessive costs of living on all but the basics. Read Article
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A group of environmentalists have deployed actions against the use of pesticides in Costa Rica, with publicity events in the local agricultural (famers) markets in Zaporta and Hatillo, held this Sunday. According to studies by the Regional de Estudios en Sustancias Tóxicas (IRET) – Institute for Studies on Toxic Substances, shows that the use of […]
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An official of the Prison Section of Judicial Investigation Organization (OIJ) died last night when two men shot him in the head and chest to steal a briefcase. The victim, identified as Fernando Calvo Monge, 29, was killed on Friday at 9:25 pm in front of the urbanization Las Luisas in Cordoba neighborhood Zapote, San […]
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A recent study by the Ministerio de Salud (Health ministry) reveals that Costa Ricans have not stopped having sex, but what they have forgotten is to use a condom to protect against sexually transmitted diseases. According to the Encuesta Nacional de Salud Sexual y Reproductiva (survey) by ministerio de Salud, up to 70% of Costa […]
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The Security Ministry has declared the province of Limón a priority in their efforts to combat drug trafficking, organized crime and delinquency. “Starting now Limón is a priority, and as such an integral effort will begin with gathering intelligence and analyzing everything that happens, so that through a widely coordinated effort begin [sic] to attack […]
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From 2000-2009 criminal activities and corruption in Costa Rica brought in $4,359 million on average per year, according to a recent study. Read Article
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The Costa Rican Legislative Assembly passed a reform to the Criminalization of Violence against Women Law, which describes as crimes the mistreatment and offenses. By an overwhelming majority, 41 of the 45 legislators voted in favor of the reform and agreed to add articles 22 and 25 of the 8589 Law, which had been voided […]
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He tried to flee, but the long arm of the Costa Rican law reached out and got their man, who in less than 24 hours was back on Costa Rican soil, after being involved in a hit and run accident on the autopista General Cañas. The accident occurred late Wednesday evening (at 11:23pm) when a […]
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Costa Rica Hit And Run Suspect Attempted Fleeing To Canada, Picked Up In The U.S. The suspect who ran over and killing one worker on the Virilla or “platina” bridge of the autopista General Cañas didn’t make it enter the United States when he was surprised by the US Customs and Border officials who detained […]
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The flight of the hit and run suspect caught in the U.S. fleeing Costa Rica, is a state of mind of many – not all – foreigners in Costa Rica. I am sure you have heard it being spoken in a bar or two somewhere over time – “if I get into trouble, I just […]
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The driver suspected of killing a Costa Rican transportation worker and injuring another Wednesday night was arrested in Atlanta, Georgia on Thursday. The suspect was arrested by Customs and Border Protection agents upon arrival to the U.S. and is thought to be responsible for the death of Transportation Ministry (MOPT) worker Omar Lépiz on the […]
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The Brooklyn Museum is preparing to give about 5,000 pre-Columbian artifacts in its collection to Costa Rica as part of a housekeeping move to trim its vast holdings. Read Article
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Last week the first watermelons and yellow melons were shipped to the Netherlands from Costa Rica. Levarht a dutch importer has been an important importer of Costa Rican melons and works exclusively with growers. Read Article
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In recent years Costa Rica has been characterized by its natural beauty and also for the care and cleaning of many beaches. According to the latest study by the Laboratorio Nacional de Aguas de Acueductos y Alcantarillados (AyA) – national water laboratory – of the 100 beaches tested only eight have problems with pollution in […]
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The Universidad de Costa Rica (UCR) is on the list of the 500 most important universities in the world. International Webometrics Ranking Wen ranks the Costa Rican university at 492, while the Universidad Nacional (UNA) ranks 1.666 and the Instituto Tecnológico, 2.022. Read Article
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Since 1948 Costa Rica has had no army, relying on international law for defense of its borders, to live in peace and democracy. However, the incursion of Nicaraguan troops on a piece of land claimed Costa Rica – the alleged border invasion – has become a challenge to its neutrality. Read Article
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Former president Miguel Angel Rodriguez is facing seven years prison for his role in the ICE-Alcate case bribery and corruption case that came to a close after more than a year. The prosecution requested for Rodriguez a penalty five years prison for the crime of aggravated corruption and two years for illicit enrichment and prohibition […]
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Friends of Kimberley Blackwell, a Canadian who was killed last week in Costa Rica, described her as an animal lover who had campaigned against sloth poaching in that country. Read Article
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Border dispute with Nicaragua has Costa Rica rethinking its lack of army The International Court of Justice is expected to rule any day on a Costa Rica-Nicaragua border dispute. The case has caused the ‘Switzerland of Central America’ to reexamine its commitment to disarmament. Read Article
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Kimberley Blackwell was found outside her home near Puerto Jimenez, the woman found shot, a targeted by poachers and not strangled as indicated by earlier reports. Costa Rica officials say the autopsy revealed Kimberley Blackwell, 53, a former Whitehorse, Yukon resident, died from a gunshot wound. Her body was found Wednesday on the patio of […]
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Aside from falling rocks and landslides, there is another danger driving the San José – Caldera highway, rocks being thrown from the hills and overpasses. The road concessionaire, Autopistas del Sol, confirmed at least 20 vehicles suffered damage this past week. Read Article
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It was a tough job, but someone had to do it as Policía de Control Fiscal (Tax Police) confiscated a shipment containing 3.000 erotic adult toys that apparently someone wanted to bring into the country without paying the import tax. Read Article
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He who cooks faster, gets the customer, as a fast food war is underway in Costa Rica, as fast food companies vie for customers and market share. Consumers are being bombarded with all kinds of advertising, from billboards, to flyers to newspaper and television ads and special pricing offers to get their share of customers. […]
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The Foreign Affairs Department of Canada reported that a national has been murdered in Canada. Canadian authorities are working with their counterparts in Costa Rica to investigate the murder. The victim is Kimberly Blackwell, age 53. Friends reported that she had been beaten and strangled. Her body was located at the patio of her home […]
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Costa Rica’s Foreign Ministry protested to its Nicaraguan counterpart the “intentional alteration” mapping of Nicaragua, as published earlier this week by the Instituto Nicaragüense de Estudios Territoriales (INETER) that includes the Harbour Head or Isla Calero, the piece of land in dispute between the two countries, as part of its territory. Read Article
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The Cámara Turismo de Jacó (Jacó tourism chamber) recognizes the problem of sexual exploitation of the Pacific beach town and proposes to create a zone of tolerance. Read Article
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The Patronato Nacional de la Infancia (PANI) – the Costa Rican child welfare agency – cannot send back to the United States the small child whose father is seeking her return. The PANI action is blocked by a decision of the Sala Constitucional after accepting a writ of habeas corpus filed by the girl’s mother, […]
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In 2008, the government announced measures to stimulate the sales of vehicles friendly to the environment, but, today, three years later, it is stalled. Among the benefits discussed was the reduction of duty tax on hybrid cars. The deputy minister of the Environment, Andrey Bourret, says the economic situation prevented the lower tariffs. Read Article
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The Banco de Costa Rica (BCR) is warning users of its online service to wary of a “trojan” virus that redirects users to a fraudulent site and asking the user for the information of the “tarjeta dinámica” that the bank uses to secure online transactions. The BCR is asking all its users NOT to provide […]
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Costa Rican University students announced Tuesday their decision to participate in a protest against corruption organized by social and political organizations next Thursday outside the headquarters of the Supreme Court. Read Article
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Although most drivers in Costa Rica still think the point system introduced last March in the new Ley de Tránsito is not in place, more than 2.000 drivers have found out the hard way, reaching the 50 point limit which means an automatic loss of a driver driver’s license for two years. Read Article
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Nicaragua has released a new map that includes as part of national territory in the Caribbean area of the Isla Calero or Harbour Head as it is known in Nicaragua, that Costa Rica considers its own the subject of a dispute between the two countries. Read Article
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It is a matter of several years for cancer to become the leading cause of death in the country, up from cardiovascular disease. That’s the conclusion of a recent actuarial study conducted by the Social Security Fund (CCSS) on the incidence of malignant tumors. Read Article
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Costa Rica calls Nicaragua’s apparent removal of its troops from the Isla Calero a “ploy” mean to “fool and confuse” the judges of the International Court of Justice in The Hague. The ministerio de Seguridad Pública announced Monday afternoon that no troops were seen in the disputed territory in four flyovers of the area between […]
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Fewer robberies, homicides and sexual assaults were reported in Costa Rica last year, according to statistics from the Judicial Investigation Police (OIJ). The number of registered violent crimes decreased by 5 percent, from 68,708 reported cases to 65,482. According to OIJ Director Jorge Rojas, cases of auto theft decreased by 27 percent last year, the […]
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Costa Rican authorities say they have dismantled a cocaine smuggling network that used fishing vessels to ship drugs from Ecuador and Colombia through Central America and into Mexico. Read Article
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Although the number of stolen vehicles was down in 2010, it still continues to be a problem for vehicle owners in Costa Rica, who authorities say that in many cases the vehicle’s owner unwillingly contributes to theft. The Organismo de Investigación Judicial (OIJ) reports that half of the stolen vehicles in 2010, owner’s neglect was […]
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“I came to Costa Rica because I thought they would help me protect my daughter. I fear that they will take her from me and put her in the hands of a person with a history of drug abuse and violence”, said Trina Atwell following a decision by the Sala Constitucional that ordered her daughter […]
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Americas Gateway Development Corporation (Amega) expects to begin the second phase of studies for a new transfer terminal near Costa Rica’s Moin port in the next few weeks, company CEO Aubrey de Young told BNamericas. The firm expects to invest some US$14.9mn in completing detailed designs which cover technical, legal, financial and environmental aspects of […]
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Two masked gunmen tried to storm the night of Friday, eight bus passengers and their driver when making the route between the city of Guápiles Pococí and Rita. The incident occurred at 7:45 pm in the community of La Zota de La Rita, located about 39 kilometers from downtown Guápiles. Read Article
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The eight homicides were recorded in Limon center in the first 28 days this year than there were six cases in the first half of 2010. Read Article
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Researchers at the world leading Clodomiro Picado institute in Costa Rica are avidly cultivating venoms, along with hundreds of equally-venomous vipers. Scientists raise the deadly reptiles to harvest their venom, the key ingredient in the massive quantities of life-saving antivenom produced by the institute each year from some 800 snakes. Read Article
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The Director General of Civil Aviation, Jorge Fernández Chacón, called up the security measures implemented in the checkpoint to the hangar area Tobias Bolaños International Airport in Pavas, San Jose. Airport, Miguel Zamora, where it is stated: “We kindly request (Zamora) the lifting of all measures AVSEC in that checkpoint.” Fernandez explained that these measures […]
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Despite the efforts by organizers to clean up the image of the Palmares Festival, authorities report 21 people arrested daily during the 12 days of activities, among them abuse of liquor, assaults and drugs. Read Article
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Getting around Costa Rica with your iPhone just got easier thanks to iGo’s latest navigation app for Costa Rica. However, it’s not a regular GPS navigation application, since addresses in Costa Rica do not follow a systematic road naming and house numbering system. Rather, iGO uses the POI Guidance feature that refers to over 34,000 […]
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In a novel approach, the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE), is considering to reduce the quality of its cellular service to address the congestion of the GSM cellular network. In the last couple of months, cellular service problems have plagued the state telecom and customers, as the GSM network reaches design capacity. Read Article
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It was Sunday, minutes past midnight, when a a student of the Instituto Tecnológico de Cartago looked in through the window of the police commander centre in Palmares, seeing the officials on duty were watching a pornographic movie. Read Article WARNING – VIDEO MAY BE TO GRAPHIC FOR SOME VIEWERS
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As mounting tensions continue to smolder on the Korean Peninsula, another border dispute has been heating up in Central America, pitting Nicaragua against Costa Rica. Though it lacks the geopolitical gravitas and explosive nature of the conflict between North and South Korea, the standoff over a small area along the San Juan River has been […]
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Every day Costa Ricans leave behind their cheque book preferring their computer to make payments and transfers of funds. According to the Banco Central de Costa Rica (BCCR), the use of cheques has dropped 12% over the past year. Read Article
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Costa Rican investigators have searched two football stadiums linked to a businessman charged in the U.S. with defrauding clients of his life-settlement company. Read Article
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Fast-food chains began in 2011 with an eye on the opening of 20 new restaurants in the Greater Metropolitan Area of San Jose, Costa Rica. Representatives of McDonald’s, Quizno’s, KFC, Teriyaki, Subway, Wendy’s, A’s and Domino’s, have confirmed their plans. Read Article
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A cyclist identified as Ricardo Williams Grant died yesterday afternoon after being hit by a stray bullet near the bridge the neighborhood’s Cieneguita in the center of Limon. Witnesses said a taxi driver and another man facing death in the area when Williams went through the site. Los dos pistoleros huyeron, ilesos, tras herir al […]
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