According to judicial officers, residents in Pavas and Gustavo Mata have suffered shootings, murders, threats and armed intimidation by gangs of underage members. On Thursday, police arrested two sixteen year old in three raids on charges of attempted murder. Original Article in crhoy.com

On Sunday morning, police arrested a man suspected of being a serial rapist that had terrorized Limón since February. According to judicial officials, two of the five victims are minors between 12 and 15 years and the assaults were at knife point. The suspect was taken to tony Facio Hospital in Limon due to a […]

According to Germán Marín, director of Transit Police a total of 650 officers have been deployed since December 1st. Details of the routes being patrolled are included in the full article in crhoy.com Original Article in crhoy.com

On Sunday night, the Grand prize winning ticket was number 67 in the 615 series for the annual Christmas Lottery, known as El Gordo (Fat One). JPS plans to transfer about ¢5.5 billion ($11.2 million) in lottery profits to 347 organizations and social welfare institutions. Original Article in La Nacion

Since 1995, the annual festival of light has continued to grow while illuminating the capital of Costa Rica. The festival is put on by the municipality of San Jose, and is credited to Johnny Araya who came up with the idea after seeing a similar event in Panama. Original Article in Diario Extra

Transit authorities will apply a series of changes including temporary changes to the direction of traffic flow, bus and taxi stops, along with the closure of some streets. Most of the changes will be in effect from Saturday at 12pm until midnight. The full article in La Nacion explains all the changes in detail. Original […]