Airbus with 146 passengers onboard lands with flat tire at Juan Santamaria
SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA – October 19th, 2012 – An Airbus A321 belonging to TACA airlines, carrying 146 passengers and 7 crew members, skidded while landing yesterday at the Juan…
CNE issues green alert for the Pacific
October 19th, 2012 – As a result of flooding caused by heavy rains on Wednesday night and Thursday morning, as well as a report issued by the National Meteorology Institute…
Real Estate Chamber will launch Property Price Index
SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA – October 19th, 2012 – Misinformation and miscalculations in real estate appraisals in Costa Rica has driven the Chamber of Costa Rican Official Real Estate Agents…
Uruguay becomes third nation in Latin America to decriminalize abortion
URUGUAY – October 19th, 2012 - In a 17-14 groundbreaking senate vote this week, Uruguay became the third nation in Latin America to decriminalize abortion, allowing a woman to request…
Costa Rica and Colombia prepare for 3rd round of free trade negotiations
October 18th, 2012 – The 3rd round of negotiations surrounding the possible free trade agreement between Costa Rica and Colombia will begin in Cali, Colombia, on Monday. Anabel Gonzalez, Foreign…
Another day, another hole in an (important) bridge
October 18th, 2012 – Yesterday, a 1.2 meter diameter hole opened up in the bridge that crosses “La Fuente de la Hispanidad” (in front of the San Pedro Mall), in…
Unions begin negotiations for 2013 minimum wage increase
October 18th, 2012 – The negotiations for next year’s minimum wage increases for Costa Rica’s private sector workers began on Tuesday. The unions will be requesting a raise of…
Tents, warehouse, and the parking lot are the hospital “facilities” in Puntarenas
October 17th, 2012 – Patients of the Monsenor Sanabria Hospital, in Puntarenas, are having a tough time getting used to the “new facilities.” The parking lot in which they…
