Archives for December 23, 2013

According to the superintendent of Pensions, Edgar Robles the social security system withdrew $54 million to pay pensions of nearly 200,000 people. The amount represents the shortage between current tax collections and payments made to beneficiaries. During the holiday period, Costa Ricans who receive social security benefits are entitled to an extra month of pay, […]

A total of 5 burglaries were reported over the first holiday weekend, and the biggest losses were in Curridabat, where criminals removed jewelry, valued at ¢25 million ($50,709) was taken. The holidays is typically a time when there is a rise in crime as many people travel and area flush with cash due to payment […]

Among the dead this weekend is a U.S. national who suffered a gunshot wound, while inside a vehicle in Brasilito Playa, Santa Cruz de Guanacaste. A total of seven people died over the holiday weekend from gunshot wounds in various acts of violence throughout Costa Rica. In Goicoechea, an 18 year old died man after being […]

American, Glenda Joyce Gully has been found alive after going missing for two days in Playa Guiones. The woman is said to suffer from schizophrenia and was looking for her husband, who died two years ago. She is recovering at Hospital La Anexión. Original Article in crhoy.com

The period in which Costa Rica was just a transit country for the narcotics trade are long gone, and the trafficking phenomenon has begun to evolve in different ways. According to Attorney General, Jorge Chavarria we are now seeing a change were Costa Ricans are in control of regional gangs that had before been composed […]

Constitutional Court has ordered an administrative court to complete within 15 days a public hearing on the environmental viability of the construction of a new port in Moin, Limon. A previous hearing had been suspended due to the threat of violence. APM Terminals hopes to start construction in March of 2014. Original Article in La […]