Monthly Archives: October, 2010

Rains caused by Tropical Storm Richard force evacuations in Costa Rica.

Annual walk for the cure brings the pink to Paseo Colón.

In a British court case expected to conclude Tuesday, former insurance executive Julian Messent pleaded guilty to funneling nearly $2 million in bribes to Costa Rican officials to retain a place in the local insurance market.

Through November and December, the commemorative 500 colón coins can be exchanged or deposited at any bank.

Richard becomes hurricane, heads toward Belize.

Controversial Nicaraguan dredging project has been halted.

U.S. citizen Austin Allen Hiers, 23, was found dead early Thursday morning in Tamarindo, Guanacaste. Police could not determine the cause of death.

Armed pirates boarded a sailboat anchored near Quepos, tying up everybody onboard and stealing $12,000 worth of cash and electronic equipment.

The Costa Rican government has repeatedly violated the rights of the Teribe indigenous communities in the southern zone, a recent study by the University of Texsas' Human Rights Clinic found. Government officials reportedly often do not notify indigenous residents about construction projects around the Diquís Hydroelectric Project, the study said.

Many of the large multinational companies have some of the most involved corporate social responsibility programs in Costa Rica.