'Quack Doc' Extradited
A quack plastic surgeon, suspected of performing a deadly cosmetic procedure on a New York investment banker - then concealing her corpse in a concrete coffin under his home - was finally extradited back to New York from Costa Rica yesterday.

Journalist's Killers Formally Charged
More than a year after her assassination, six people were formally charged yesterday with the murder of Ivannia Mora in December of 2003.

Tax on Gasoline Appealed Before Constitutional Court
Jorge Romero, Director del Instituto de Investigaciones Jurídicas de la Universidad de Costa Rica (UCR) made an unusual request before the Constitutional Court (Sala V) by filing a "recurso amparo" - an appeal - with respect to the tax on gasoline imposed two weeks ago that saw gasoline prices jump at the pump by ¢3 colones.

Zoellick Says CAFTA Presents Historic Opportunity
The proposed free-trade agreement between the United States, and the nations of Central America “is the opportunity of a generation” to help spur economic growth and strengthen democratic reforms throughout the region, says U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick.

New Traffic Light System Proposed For San José
San José with a centralized traffic light system? That could soon be a reality if a plan by the Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Transportes (MOPT) moves ahead to modernize the traffic lights in San José in an attempt to better move traffic, especially at peak times.