Small Plane Slams Mountain Kills Three
The small plane on a routine flight from San José's Tobías Bolaños airport to the Parrita area (near Quepos) that would normally take 25-35 minutes, ended in a traggedy that claimed three lines: two crew members and one passenger.

Smoking Kills 9 Ticos Daily
Tuesday May 31 is "el Día Mundial del No Fumado" (no smoking day) and the Instituto sobre Alcoholismo y Farmacodependencia (Alcohol and Drug Dependency Institute) has launched a campaign to make Ticos aware of the negative effects of smoking.

Tourism Helps Pay Oil bill
Costa Rica is faring just like any employee who gets a pay raise but has to use the extra money to pay for fuel, as a result of the constant hikes in the price of oil in the international market.

Confidence in the Administration Ebbs
The confidence of citizens on the Administration led by President Abel Pacheco has reached its lowest level in the last two years.

Copa Boost for Costa Rica
The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) has invited a Costa Rican team to participate the forthcoming Copa Sudamericana - the second most important club tournament on the continent.

Viagra May Cause Blindness
Pfizer, the world’s largest pharmaceutical company, may have to place warnings on boxes of Viagra to say that its best-selling impotence drug causes blindness in some people.

1.888 Years in Jail For the Sexual Abuse of Stepdaughter
Abelardo Artavia Murillo, stood in front of the judges in a Siquirres, Limón court, as he heard the judges dictate his sentence for 208 counts of sexual abuse against his step daughter while she was between the ages of 8 and 12.