Motorcyclist receives over $3,000 in tickets from single traffic stop
October 16th, 2012 – Kevin Benavidez Jimenez received over 1,500,000 colones, or more than $3,000 in traffic tickets, when stopped by a Fuerza Publica officer for a routine inspection in…
Tourism industry has fingers crossed for the high season
October 16th, 2012 – Costa Rica’s tourism industry, especially hotels, have had a difficult low season this year, but operators have their fingers crossed for a recovery as December approaches.…
France may send search dogs to Costa Rica in search for missing couple
SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA – October 15th, 2012 – The French Embassy in Costa Rica announced that they are looking into the possibility of sending a special team of dogs…
Costa Rica engineers have eyes on climate change’s effect on infrastructure
SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA – October 15th, 2012 – Next year, Costa Rica’s Federated Engineer and Architect Professional College (CFIA, in Spanish), will be meeting with the government in order…
More aftershocks, perhaps even another quake this week?
October 15th, 2012 – Costa Rica residents experienced a new earthquake on Friday, at around 1:20 p.m. local time. The earthquake was of 5.2 magnitude, with its epicenter 11 kilometers…
Municipalities will appraise their own beach concessions
October 15th, 2012 – Municipalities on Costa Rica’s coasts will no longer have to ask the Dirección General de Tributación (Costa Rica’s central tax authority) to appraise a property in…
Cigarette makers adapting to anti-tobacco law
SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA – October 15th, 2012 – The “Tabacalera Costarricense S.A., or TACSA, which is affiliated with Phillip Morris International, says it is preparing to eliminate cigarette packs…
ICE considering acquisition to enter cable television market
SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA – October 15th, 2012 – ICE is considering a move into cable television service via the acquisition of the cable provider, Cablevision. The electric and…
