Hotel Frequented By Foreigners Raided For
Prostitution
A 49 year old woman was arrested suspected of managing a group of young women who provided men sexual favours for a fee, the majority of the men being foreigners, as police descended on a Barrio Amón hotel that masked as "prostibulo" (whorehouse). |
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Infrastructure Upgrades In Costa Rica Will
Improve Accessibility
In recent years, Costa Rican real estate
prices have risen rapidly as more and more
foreigners are relocating to the country.
Despite the influx of ex-pats, Costa Rica
remains a beautiful country with good
residency programs and a low cost of living.
More importantly, there are still areas of
the country which are highly affordable.
Costa Rica Tourism
Report
After increasing from 2.06 million in 2006
to 2.52 million in 2008, the number of
tourism arrivals dipped to an estimated 2.27
million in 2009. Arrival numbers are
forecast to increase in 2010 and to grow at
an average rate of 8% until the end of our
forecast period in 2014.
Chinchilla Completes Her Cabinet
Appointments
President-elect Laura Chinchilla completed
her appointment of ministers for her
administration starting on May 8 and the
creation of three new ministries,
Descentralización y Gobiernos Locales,
Bienestar Social and Deportes.
Pandolfo Leaving
Deportes On Principle And Not Because
Future
Minister Is A Woman
Costa Rica To Go Dark For An Hour Tomorrow
Tomorrow Saturday Costa Ricans have the
opportunity to unite with the world in the
fight to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by
turning off the lights for one hour.
Osvaldo Pandolfo Rímolo, the viceministro de
Deportes, the man responsible for the new
national stadium, is leaving, refusing
president-elect Laura Chinchilla's offer to
stay following her naming of Guiselle
Goyenaga as her ministra de Deportes.
Costa
Rica Field Study
BILLINGS – The Central American country of
Costa Rica became a temporary classroom for
a group of Rocky Mountain College students
this month.
American Airlines Launches Nonstop Service
From New York to San José, Costa Rica
American Airlines announced in February that
it will launch nonstop service between New
York's John F. Kennedy International Airport
(JFK) and San Jose, Costa Rica (SJO), on
April 6.
More Than One Driver A Day
Loses License, ¢1.2 Billion In Fines Racked
Up
In the first 25 days of the new Ley de
Tránsito that went into effect on March 1,
2010, more than one driver a day has lost
his or her license and have been fined a
total of ¢1.2 billion colones.
"A Lie" That There Are
Barrios In San José That Even Police Will
Not Enter
In a show of force to dispel the lie that
there are "barrios" in San José that not
even the police will enter, as the Organismo
de Investigación Judicial (OIJ), backed up
by the Fuerza Pública, descended on one of
San José's most conflicted areas, the
Aguantafilo in Hatillo.
Semana Santa Round Up
If you are
heading out for the beaches and resorts for
Semana Santa and plan on taking the
autopista San José - Caldera, feel assured
that the Policía de Tránsito and Autopistas
del Sol have a contingency plan to avoid
congestion.
1.275 Kg Of Cocaine Seized In Quepos
With the help of the US Drug Enforcement
Agency (DEA), Costa Rican police have seized
more 1.275 kilograms (more than a tonne) of
cocaine from a drug trafficking ring in
Quepos.
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