Suspects left Costa Rica with $80,000 in their stomachs
COLOMBIA – September 16th, 2012 – Colombian authorities arrested on Thursday a citizen from that country as well as a man from Venezuela, who carried $80,000 USD in their stomachs.…
Calderon Guardia Hospital equipment was being used in private clinic
SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA – September 16th, 2012 – The Public Ministry, OIJ and the Social Security Audit department are running an investigation on the illegal use of equipment belonging…
Train carrying President derails on way to Cartago
SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA – September 16th, 2012 – Lack of planning and mistakes by engineers while performing repairs of the old train tracks between San Jose and Cartago are…
Costa Rica celebrates 191 years of independence
Like the rest of Central America, Costa Rica never fought for independence from Spain. On September 15th, 1821, after the final Spanish defeat in the Mexican War of Independence, the…
CCSS branch in Nicoya to be demolished
NICOYA, COSTA RICA – September 14th, 2012 -The Costa Rican Social Security (CCSS) branch in Nicoya, Guanacaste, will be demolished due to the damages that it suffered from the earthquake…
Man charged with laundering over 4 billion colones
PEREZ ZELEDON – September 14th, 2012 – A 34 year old man, identified by the last names Segura Angulo, was arrested yesterday in Perez Zeledon on suspicion of money laundering.…
Expect some increases in your water bill soon – AYA
SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA – September 14th, 2012 – The Aqueduct and Sewage Company (AYA) announced yesterday that there will be progressive raises to the prices of water and sewage…
Costa Rica condemns terrorist attack against US embassy
SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA – September 13th, 2012 – The Costa Rican government expressed yesterday their condemnation of the terrorist attack which ended with the loss of the lives of…
