AyA Strike Called Illegal By Labour Court
Into day 33 of the strike by the workers of the Acueductos y Alcantarillados (AyA), the Tribunales de Trabajo (labour court) declared the strike illegal, overturning a decision by the Segundo Circuito Segundo Judicial de Goicoechea, two weeks ago, that declared the strike legal.

U.S. Official Warns of Drug Trafficking from Central America
Mexico and the countries in Central America provide a "natural conduit" for illicit drug trafficking organizations, which threaten U.S. national security and influence governments throughout the region, says Michael Braun, chief of operations for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).

Gasoline Prices Coming Down Again
Unbelievable, but true. The Refinadora Costarricense de Petróleo (RECOPE) made a request to the Autoridad Reguladora de los Servicios Públicos (ARESEP) for another reduction, yes, you read it right, a reduction, in the price of gasoline.

Betrayal By Cell Phone
If Romeo and Juliet's love story unfolded in Verona (Italy) today, chances are that the young maiden would not hail her lover with a cry from the balcony but with a text message sent from her mobile phone: "Romeo, where 4 art thou?!!"

Dogs Attack Trespasser Killing Him In The Attack
"Beware of Dog" is a sign that is posted on many private properties, commercial like private, that warn trespassers of the danger inside. However, many ignore such warnings, sometimes fatally as occurred early yesterday morning, when two rottweilers, "Oso" and "Hunter" devoured a 25 year old Nicaraguan man who, with two of his friends, were attempting to rob the Taller Zuñiga, in Cartago.