Beauty Salon Front for Brothel
A beauty salon was the front for a prostitution ring run by two foreigners who would supply male, female and transvestite prostitutes to clients for about ¢20.000 colones (us$42) for an hour, according to information by the Viceministra de Seguridad Pública (MSP), Ana Helena Chacón.

Weekday Holidays To Move to Mondays
The Legislative Assembly approved in second debate a law that would pass holiday days that occur during the week to the following Monday.

Legal Action Give Temporary Protection to Sea Turtles
By admitting a suit filed by environmental organizations to protect the leatherback turtle, the Constitutional Court or Sala IV of the Costa Rica Supreme Court has granted an injunction against construction projects in the Marino las Baulas National Park.

ICE Considers Foreign Markets for Cariblanco Bonds
Costa Rica's state company, the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) is considering auctioning bonds on foreign markets to finance its US$170 million dollars 82MW Cariblanco hydroelectric project, Cariblanco implementation manager José Miguel Mena told BNamericas.

Havana Historian Fulfills Busy Agenda in Costa Rica
Havana City Historian Eusebio Leal Spengler finished a visit to Costa Rica on Wednesday that was considered by the local press as "an embrace between two nations and two brother peoples."

CNFL Installs Elster Electricity's EnergyAxis System with Two-Way Communications
Elster Electricity, LLC announces that La Compania Nacional de Fuerza y Luz S.A. (CNFL) has installed Elster's EnergyAxis® System with intelligent two-way communications.

Costa Rica Draws But Keeps Contention
Costa Rica drew 0-0 with Trinidad and Tobago on Wednesday to remain in contention in the final round of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying.

Korean Technical Cooperation
South Korean experts will lend Costa Rica support in bio-technology and computer science projects, according to official sources.
 

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