by VANESSA LOAIZA N. Two policemen are in serious condition after being shot and wounded this morning during a street blockade in Limon. According to Marin Germain, director of the Transit Police, incidents of violence were reported in the area of Recope in Moin. Israel Oconitrillo, JAPDEVA press spokesman, said two officers of the security [...]
by LEANDRO HAROLD C. Surfers who are participating in the Metropolitan Circuit on Saturday, can look forward to awesome conditions according to Carlos Enrique Brenes, a spokesman for the Federation of Surf, who added that in Palo Seco de Parrita, Puntarenas, the waves should reach four meters. “This will be one of the largest wave [...]
by MERCEDES R. AGUERO The Garabito thermal power plant complicates the goal of Costa Rica to become the first carbon neutral country in the world in 2021. The plant, which will have an installed capacity of 200 megawatts, will burn 122 million liters of fuel to produce electricity in 2010. This will involve producing about [...]
ASUNCION (Reuters) – The Government of Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo moved on Monday to about a thousand troops and police in northern Iraq, after the Congress to declare state of emergency to combat an armed group that sowed terror in the area. President Fernando Lugo said the military will have the power to use weapons [...]
Featured Eco Columnist Elizabeth Mann Manuel Antonio National Park is located on the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica, just south of Quepos. The 682 hectare park is the smallest of any Costa Rican national park. Its beautiful white sand beaches and trails through the tropical rainforest forest, make it one of Costa Rica’s most popular [...]
Featured Columnist – Meditations Martin LeFerve It’s near dusk, and the parkland seems to be full of Cooper’s hawks. At one point on the path, a large, brown, stipple-winged hawk takes off from the path ahead of me with some small animal in its mouth. Another hawk, perched on a branch overhanging the park road, drops [...]
(Reuters) – Protests and blockades in the provinces on Monday, and a grenade attack against a politician, deepened fears of a civil conflict in Thailand after the prime minister rejected demands by anti-government protesters. Thailand’s revered King Bhumibhol Adulyadej made a rare appearance on Thai television at a ceremony to install judges, but made no [...]
by ANA M. FLORES YANCY The Mexican version of the TV character Dora the Explorer is coming to the Costa Rica in May to amuse the children. The Dora the Explorer children’s music and the city of lost toys will be presented at the Palacio de los Deportes in Heredia, May 29th and 30th in [...]
by ALONSO MATA B The rectors of the state universities and the Government are seeking to define the budget of the school houses for the next five years. At 5 pm the National Council of Rectors (CONARE) composed of top leaders of the University of Costa Rica (UCR), the Technological Institute of Costa Rica, Universidad [...]
ICE said the cell phone signals and sets, as well as the Internet, will suffer interference from a government decree to reassign radio frequencies that are now in the hands of the institution. Last Friday, the Ministry of Environment, Energy and Telecommunications (MINAET) issued a decree to release these links, and a large portion, are [...]
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