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Boys Ages 10 and 12 Steal Car Outside Capital

TWO boys ages 10 and 12, recentlyescaped from a state-run children’s shelter,stole a car last week, hoping for aquick getaway and a long road...

Stolen Passports Recovered, U.S. Passport Thefts Rising

POLICE busted an alleged ring ofpassport theft and falsification last week,confiscating at least 15 passports, 14 ofwhich belonged to U.S. citizens, andarresting three Colombians...

Electronically Readable Passports Required for U.S.

TRAVELERS from countries that arepart of the U.S. Visa Waiver Program arenow required to have passports that canbe electronically read or a visa in...

Scientists: Costa Rica Needs Long-Term Plan

MICROBIOLOGISTS, electricalengineers, mathematicians and ecologistsfrom throughout the country met this weekto define a plan for science and technologythey hope will make Costa Rica adeveloped...

Investigation of Hospital Fire Continues

A week and a half after a fire ragedthrough two floors of San José’s HospitalCalderón Guardia, claiming 19 lives andcausing an estimated $15-20 million...

Synthetic Drugs Likely Made in Costa Rica

DRUG laboratories in Costa Ricacould be producing ecstasy and other syntheticrecreational drugs, according toorganized crime specialists here.The evidence is stacked in favor of thepossibility:...

Private Hospital Planned For Guanacaste Capital

DCA S.A. Real Estate is planning tobuild the northwestern province ofGuanacaste’s first private hospital inLiberia, the provincial capital, just 3 kilometersfrom Daniel Oduber InternationalAirport,...

Foreigners Detained in Jacó Immigration Raid

IMMIGRATION police, drug-controlpolice and regular officers detained 53undocumented foreigners Saturday in thecentral Pacific beach town of Jacó, thedaily La Nación reported. Most of thosedetained...

Isla del Coco Sharks Will Carry Satellite Tags

SHARK researchers on Saturday traveledto Isla del Coco, a Costa Rican island532 kilometers off the country’s Pacificcoast, to attach satellite tags to whalesharks and...

Adoption System Under Investigation

THE Ombudsman’s Office and theinternal auditor of the Child WelfareOffice (PANI) are looking into accusationsof slowness, bureaucracy andalleged bribery in PANI’s adoption system.After parents’...

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