Most Legislators Support Higher Traffic Fines
Legislative deputies of the Partido Acción Ciudadana (PAC) and the Partido Liberación Nacional (PLN) said they will back the proposal before the Comisión de Asuntos Jurídicos del Congreso that would increase traffic fines and allows for stiff sanctions against drunk driving.

78 Traffic Deaths in Two Months
The numbers are in and it isn't pretty - 78 deaths in the first two months of the year, all from traffic accidents and speedind, drinking and driving and carelessness of pedestrians the major cause. And March started off with 7 persons dead from traffic accidents over the weekend just passed.

Abandoned Boat Was Used For Drug Trafficking
The policía de control de drogas (PCD), working with the Organismo de Investigacióm Judicial (OIJ) and the Fuerza Pública, announced yesterday that they had confiscated some 1.600 kilos of cocaine off a speed boat off the coast of Guanancaste.

Costa Rica Hosts Agriculture Event
The Fifth World Conference of the Global Consortium of Higher Education and Research in Agriculture (GCHERA) started in Costa Rica on Monday, attended by almost 200 experts from over 50 countries.

Ex-Beauty Queen Denies Drug Ring Role
A former Costa Rican beauty contestant pleaded not guilty Monday to federal charges she was part of a conspiracy to illegally sell tens of millions of dollars in prescription drugs over the Internet.