Beware Of Drunk Drivers At Wheel!
Though the Policía de Tránsito (traffic police) have called on all citizens to drive carefully and don't drink and drive and notwithstanding that the full Tránsito force is on duty, numerous simultaneous spotchecks and 24 hours patrols, the highways and bi-ways continue to spill blood.

"Holy Water" in Guanacaste
The heavy rain that fell on Guanacaste's northern zone yesterday was a blessing to the hundreds of firefighters, volunteers and MINAE personnel, to put out the forest forest fire that consumed more than 2.000 hectares of the Parque Nacional Guanacaste.

Arias Blasts Catholic Church For Not Allowing Use of  The Condom
Costa Rican president, Oscar Arias, yesterday reiterated his stand against the Catholic church's stand on the ban of the use of condoms. Arias said that "sooner or later" it has to give in.

Arias Donates us$2,000 to Quintuplets
Costa Rican President Oscar Arias has donated ¢1 million colones (us$2,000  dollars) to a family that recently saw the birth of quintuplets, said his office in a statement on Tuesday.

Agreement Reached to Promote National Product Safety Testing and Certification Standards
Underwriters Laboratories (UL) and Instituto de Normas Tecnicas de Costa Rica (INTECO) announced today an agreement to promote the use of UL Standards for Safety in Costa Rica including development of national standards for product safety testing and certification.

Co-Defendant in BetonSports Case Likely to Remain in Costa Rica
Button Norm Steinberg, who once ran BetonSports.com's second most successful branding concept, Millennium Sports, is likely to remain in Costa Rica.

Spirit Begins Operations in Costa Rica Tomorrow
Spirit Airlines begins operations in Costa Rica tomorrow, with the first passengers arriving from Florida.