A criminal court in Pococí sentenced two men to one year in prison each, for capture sea turtles in Tortuguero National Park, Limon. Both were arrested in 2011 when they were caught with two turtles by inspectors from the Ministry of Environment and Energy. Neither will serve time as the sentence of less than 3 […]
Archives for December 2013
Two road projects defined as priority for GAM
For the first few months of the year, the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (Mopt) will focus on the expansion of the Circunvalación Norte in the sector between La Pozuelo and the Jardines del Recuerdo cemetery, and work that will connect the Caribbean Highway (Route 32) to the Circunvalación (Route 29) through Calle Blancos. […]
National Academy of Medicine urgess change for health system
A forum between officials from the Ministry of Health, Social Security Fund (CCSS), the the College of Physicians, has issued a series of recommendations for new policy to govern health care in Costa Rica. These include the following. Ministry of Health must take lead role granted by the law, so that action is effective and […]
Police warn of scams among street vendors
Police are seeing several common scams in the streets of San Jose. Among street vendors these include selling fake gold jewelry or boxes of appliances filled with cement. Also popular is a scam where a person asks another to cash a check, usually offered with some item for security, which turns out to be worthless. […]
U.S. citizen in critical condition after injury in bull ring
A young U.S. national and missionary, identified as Derry is in unstable condition at Calderon Guardia hospital after suffering trauma to the neck in a bull fight. Saturday also happened to be the man’s birthday, which he celebrated by participating in the bull ring in Zapote. Witnesses say the bull’s horn’s slashed through the man’s […]
Perez Zeledon two years without a landfill
Garbage produced by 134,534 residents of Perez Zeledon continues to be shipped to Puntarenas for two years at a cost of ¢900 million ($1.82 million), following the closure of the original landfill. The new site for a landfill in La Angostura has been delayed since appeals have been filed to hear input from residents and […]