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Crime and Fear Are Up

The number of households affected by crime has almost doubled in the last 11 years, according to a new study.  The National Statistics and Census...

Slump Worse Than Expected

The Central Bank this week announced a sharp deceleration in economy activity, raising worries that the global financial downturn will hit Costa...

Developer Contract Breach: Act Quickly

After several years of prosperity during which multiple real estate deals were closed on a daily basis, the current economic situation has started to...

25 Africans En Route To U.S. Deported from C.R.

Immigration Police have deported a total of 25 African nationals who had entered Costa Rica illegally in recent weeks on their way to the...

2 Arrested for Alleged Fraud in U.S.

The United States is seeking the extradition of two U.S. citizens arrested last week in Costa Rica in connection with fraud ventures throughout the...

Short on Cash, Gov’t Considers Outside Loans

Costa Rica may seek a loan from the International Monetary Fund for the first time in 16 years as a worldwide financial downturn slows...

Cops Raid Santa Cruz, Arrest Mayor in Bribery Case

SANTA CRUZ, Guanacaste – The Judicial Investigation Police (OIJ) this week arrested the mayor of the municipality of Santa Cruz and two other functionaries...

Sardinal Pipeline Illegal, Says Ombudswoman

At least two dozen construction projects on the northern Pacific coast awaiting water are further than ever from receiving it. A partially built, now-suspended pipeline...

Whip-Cracking Judge Named ‘Public Figure of the Year’

The business weekly El Financiero has chosen José Lino Chaves, lead judge of the Environmental Tribunal, as its Public Figure of the Year. Chaves, who...

Arias Signs Tough New Traffic Law

President Oscar Arias this week signed a law that will dramatically increase penalties for traffic violations and, authorities hope, reduce roadway accidents that kill...

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