|
Calderón Fire Intentional
A fire that broke out at the
Calderón Guardia hospital that
killed 21 people was set
deliberately, the country's top
investigator said Friday.
San José Airport Operations
Disrupted Third Night in a Row
Due to Weather
Stan, unlike it's predecessors,
didn't pound Costa Rica with
heavy rain and flooding, but
rather grounded plane,
disrupting operations at the
Juan Santamaría International
airport in San José for the
third night in a row.
Nicaragua
To Impose Visa For Costa Ricans
The dispute between Nicaragua
and Costa Rica over navigation
rights of the San Juan river
that divides the two countries
continue to smolder with
Nicaragua's announcement
yesterday that it will require a
visa for Costa Ricans to enter
Nicaragua.
The "Tren
Urbano" Begins Operations; First
Accident Recorded
Following delays, the Tren
Urbano or commuter train finally
began operations yesterday
morning, with the first train
leaving the Tropigas station in
Pavas at 5:08am.
Big Game Tonight: U.S. vs.
Costa Rica
Delayed by stormy weather and
displaced by a poultry
convention, the weary U.S.
soccer team finally arrived here
Friday for a game that may have
more to do with which players
reach the World Cup than which
teams do.
Russian
Court Sentences Couple to 7.5
Years for Cocaine Trafficking
From Costa Rica
A woman from Poland and a man
from Germany have been sentenced
to 7.5 years in a Russian prison
for drug trafficking.
Funding Crisis Hits Costa
Rican Biodiversity Institute
An ambitious effort to catalogue
all the species living in Costa
Rica and find sustainable ways
of exploiting them is under
threat because funds are running
out.
|
|
