Only those who heeded the weatherman's forecast were prepared for yesterday's downpour on downtown San José. The weatherman is calling for the Summer Rain to be with us until Thursday! Click for larger image!

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Summer Rain!
The Instituto Meteorológico Nacional (IMN) - the national weatherman - was on target for yesterday's rain and is calling for it to continue until Thursday. >more
 

New Plan to Curb the Sexual Exploitation of Minors
Costa Rica and the Central American Isthmus will greatly benefit from a police force that is trained to combat the prostitution of minors by way of the internet and is prepared to follow to anywhere in the world when children are stolen. >more
 

WTO Chief Sees Window of Opportunity to Seal Free-Trade Agenda
World Trade Organization director general Supachai Panitchpakdi said he sees a window of opportunity to allow the stalled Doha Round of free-trade negotiations to be concluded this year.  >more
 

Man's $20 Million Lawsuit Accuses Priest of Abuse
A $20 million lawsuit has been brought against the Oblate Fathers and Father Alfredo Prado, the fugitive Oblate who fled his order and joined a doomsday cult in Costa Rica.  >more
 

Drug Bust at Airport Nets 14 Arrests
Following a sting operation, 14 workers at Miami International Airport were indicted Monday on charges of smuggling cocaine and heroin from Latin America to the United States, federal officials said.  >more
 

Rio de Janeiro carnival to boost local economy
The organizer of the world famous Rio de Janeiro carnival said the event would revive the local economy with the injection of 267 million US dollars, the local press reported on Monday.  >more
 

Venezuela donates 1 million US dollars to Haiti
The Venezuelan government would donate 1 million US dollars to Haiti to help the Haitian people who are suffering from political chaos, Foreign Minister Jesus Perez said in a statement Monday.  >more
 

Bomb attack destroys gas pipeline in Colombia
A bomb destroyed a gas pipeline in Colombia Sunday night, leaving thousands of residents in six cities in the country's northern Bolivar department without fuel, police said on Monday.  >more

 

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