U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with the President of Costa Rica Carlos Alvarado on Tuesday as part of a tour of the region. In Costa Rica, Pompeo cited crime as the reason for issuing a cautionary travel advisory. Pompeo visited Colombia before Costa Rica, and the rise of dictatorships in both Venezuela and […]
Archives for January 2020
Sportsmens Lodge in Costa Rica Hosts 8 Hour Super Bowl Party
On Sunday, February 2 the San Francisco 49ers will face the Kansas City Chiefs at Miami Gardens for Super Bowl 2020. In San Jose, the Sportsmens Lodge expects 200 guests for an 8-hour party, which may turn out to be as wild as the playoff season was this year. Serving An 8 Hour Open Bar […]
Judical police suspend criminal investigations due to lack of personnel
Supervisors and investigative agents have stopped working cases because they are needed to work logistics for prisoners attending court. A lack of personnel dedicated exclusively to these functions and the fiscal crisis prevents the agency from hiring additional guards. The problem is one of the main concerns of the Directorate of the Judicial Investigation Agency […]
La Galera Tunnel work will begin in coming weeks
A series of works prior to prepare for the construction of a tunnel at the intersection of La Galera, in Curridabat, will begin in the coming weeks. The project will improve the connectivity of existing roads in order to facilitate vehicular traffic when the tunnel construction begins. Rodolfo Méndez Mata, Minister of Public Works and […]
Road Demarcation will complicate traffic
On Thursday, January 23 road demarcation will be carried out on the roads of La Puebla, in Heredia. The works will be carried out along 1.3 km between the sector of the cemetery of San Pablo de Heredia and the Pirro bridge, at the entrance of the central canton of that province. The work will […]
Street vendors: 6 thousand families survive on the streets of San José
In the central canton of San José there are more than 6 thousand people working informally on boulevards, streets and sidewalks. People with little schooling, without work and desperate for lack of opportunities have no choice but to find a way to make a living on the streets of the capital. According to the San […]