Boy Battling For Life After Attack by Rottweiler
Jorshan Brown Juárez, the seven year old attacked by Rottweilers in Limón, continues in delicate condition at the Hospital Nacional de Niños. The boy suffered the attack on Wednesday while playing ouside os his home and rushed by air to San José.

RACSA's New Head Would Earn ¢128 Million For Only Six Months Work
Having powerful friends, in this case, a wife, can be rewarding as the case of Róger Carvajal, who is currently the executive president of the Instituto Nacional de Aprendizaje (INA), who also happens to be the husband of Costa Rica's vice-president, Lineth Saborío.

Bus Fares Increases Around the Corner
If you didn't fill up yesterday you are in for a surprise starting today, as gasoline prices jumped ¢35 colones for a litre of super, ¢35 colones for regular and ¢16 colones for diesel. For those who plan to leave their cars at home, they will also be surprised as bus fares are going up as well.

"Dry"  Law is Ridiculous and Antiquated, Critics Say
Come the election weekend, Costa Rica becomes dry for three days - that is there will be no sale of supermarkets, liquor stores etc. and no sale or consumption in bars and restaurants either. It is a law that many feel has now become ridiculous and old.

Mom's Backpack Charity Grows
Rosanna Kingston, of Clermont, Florida, is the local mom behind Give A Kid A Backpack Foundation Inc., is delivering backpacks filled with school and health supplies to children in Costa Rica and Nicaragua this week.