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 […]
Appellate court vacates conviction against David Strecker, Cites serious flaws in law and evidence
On Friday, an appeals court vacated the criminal court conviction against United States citizen and journalist David Strecker. Strecker, known in social media as Cuba Dave is a 66 year old man, who from his home in Key West, Florida gave advice on travel on Costa Rica. In 2015, Dave became the subject of a […]
Costa Rican police captures an American fugitive
Costa Rican authorities caught the American justice fugitive, John Wesley Saatio, 35 years old, who faces several criminal charges in his country. Saatio escaped from U.S. police custody while he was being returned to prison after a hearing before a court at Green Bay, Wisconsin. Saatio is a registered sexual offender and faces charges for […]
Constitutional Court received a lawsuit against RECOPE’s workers contract
The Constitutional Court received a constitutional claim against the workers’ contract of the Costa Rican Oil Refinery (RECOPE). Congressman Otto Guevara, from the party Movimiento Libertario Nacional, presented the lawsuit on Monday. The claim said the workers’ contract breaches the principles of legality and budget balance. Some of the questioned benefits included several medical privileges, […]
Costa Rica hasn’t set conditions to join the Pacific Alliance
The president Luis Guillermo Solís will give a speech at a business forum to be held during the 11th Pacific Alliance summit. However, his administration hasn’t decided which conditions to propose to join the free trade agreement. The minister of Foreign Trade, Alexander Mora, said that the country’s current fiscal situation doesn’t allow to financially […]
Chinese company took over impact study for road project
The Chinese company that will widen a road between San José and Limón, took over the cost of an environmental impact study for avoiding further delays on the roadworks. The impact study is required by the Export-Import Bank of China (Eximbank). 80 percent of Costa Rica’s exports travel through route 32. The project intends to […]