Gasoline carriers on strike as of this morning
SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA – September 3rd, 2012 – Gasoline carriers declared a strike and ordered a stop on petroleum delivery as of today, and for an “indefinite…
14 Police officers going to trial today
SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA – September 3rd, 2012 – A total of 14 Fuerza Publica police officers from various delegations will be in court today on charges of stealing drugs,…
Cartago to get its own Pricesmart next year
CARTAGO, COSTA RICA – September 3rd, 2012 – Meanwhile, in other PriceSmart news…PriceSmart, Inc. (NASDAQ: PSMT ) announced on Friday that on January 9, 2012 it entered into an agreement to acquire…
Man shot at Pricesmart while arguing over a parking space
SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA – September 2nd, 2012 – An argument over a parking space in the Tibas Pricesmart in San Jose ended on Friday when a businessman got shot…
Costa Rican woman dead in Michigan after plane crash
BRIGHTON, MICHIGAN, UNITED STATES – September 1st, 2012 – CBS 62 in Detroit is reporting that a Costa Rican woman is dead and her pilot seriously injured after their plane…
France offers cash reward for missing couple
SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA – August 31st, 2012 – The French Embassy in San Jose is offering a reward of more than 5,500 euros (around $7,000 USD) for information leading to…
Carlos Pascall sentenced yesterday on money laundering conviction
The president of football (soccer) club Limon FC, Carlos Pascall, was sentenced to 12 years in jail for money laundering yesterday by Judge Ana Patricia Araya. The court also…
Estimated 15% of Ticos Carry Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is known as one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases, affecting both men and women and the estimates are that 15% of the Costa Rican population…
