Mayoral Elections Underway And Does Anyone Know or Care?
The first Sunday in December is the date set for the municipal elections in the country and it will cost Costa Ricans some ¢2.000 million colones (us$3.88 million dollars) and does anyone know or care who is running for mayor and council seats in their municipality?

Legislator Should Give Up Immunity And Face Courts in Sexual Harassment Accusation
It's been more than two months since the case of sexual harassment against legislator, Federico Tinoco. Yesterday a legislative commission made its final report to the Legislative Assembly.

"Dry" Season Around the Corner
The Instituto Meteorológico Nacional (IMN) - the weatherman - announced yesterday that the "dry" season will officially begin by the third week in November and that the transition period has already begun with cold winds and scattered showers.

Insurance Rates Increased for 2007
Driving in Costa Rica got more expensive yesterday as the state monopoly on insurance, the Instituto Nacional de Seguros (INS), announced increases in its insurance rates for 2007, which are between 6% and 34%, depending on the type of vehicle.

Less Sulfur in Diesel, Report Recommends
The majority of buses, heavy duty trucks and an important number of passenger vehicles use diesel fuel, one of the major contaminators because of the high level of sulfur content, according to a report by the Universidad Nacional (UNA) that was presented to the Autoridad Reguladora de los Servicios Públicos (Aresep).

Sentencing Postponed for Phony Doctor
Dean Faiello, the phony doctor who hid  the body of a NYC banker and fled to Costa Rica, before returning and confessing to her death is expected to get 20 years prison. The sentencing of Dean Faiello was adjourned this morning until December 4.