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Monthly Archives: August, 2008

Authorities Arrest Russian Wanted on Fraud Charges

A specialized unit of the National Police in Costa Rica arrested a Russian fugitive wanted since 1997. Nikolai Korobkov, 54, a former treasurer of the...

Electric Co. All Coiled Up Over Cable Thefts

Communities across the country have been left without electricity and phone service as a result of an epidemic of cable theft. From Puerto Viejo on...

Elections Tribunal Warns Arias to Stay Neutral

The Supreme Elections Tribunal has demanded that President Oscar Arias remain neutral as the 2010 presidential election approaches. Arias appears to be backing Vice President...

No Medal, No Cry For Tico Olympians

Costa Rica’s Olympic athletes arrived home this week from Beijing with no medals, but warm receptions all the same. The undisputed star was 400-meter sprinter...

Colombians Arrested, Accused of Targeting Tourists

Tourist Police arrested three Colombians they believe responsible for targeting foreigners. The suspects were set free the next day by a judge. “Of course, they’ve already...

Drug Raids Net Arrests, Guns, Cash But No Drugs

During raids this week, Drug Control Police say they took down a drug-trafficking gang operating in Limón on the central Caribbean coast. Ten people, including...

Arias to Seek Trade, Aid in Trip to Europe

President Oscar Arias is traveling to Europe next week to lobby for Costa Rica’s interests in a free-trade agreement between Central America and the...

Officials Take Shell Off Illegal Turtle Operation

Costa Rican authorities last weekend  seized 46.5 kilograms of turtle meat and 7.5kg of turtle eggs, and arrested five people who allegedly organized green...

Lax Immigration Enforcement Alarms Watchdog

The state’s failure to enforce immigration laws threatens national security, a government report found this week. Immigrants are outstaying their visas, deported foreigners are reentering...

Dengue Fever Tormenting Parrita

The central Pacific town of Parrita and its environs are suffering a dengue fever epidemic that so far has reached 223 cases this year...

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