210 Years! For Monteverde Massacre
The Tribunales de Puntarenas yesterday sentenced, Erlyn Hurtado, to 210 years prison for the "massacre" in Monteverde on 08 March 2005. However, Hurtado will only have to serve five decades of the sentence as stipulated in the Código Penal de Costa Rica (Costa Rican Penal Code).

Fiscal General Rejects Blame in Mora Murder Case
The Fiscal General (chief prosecutor), Francisco Dall’Anesse, maintains that the courts failed in the case of the Ivannia Mora murder and not the prosecutor's office and police, whom the court justices say failed to make a case and set free six of the men accused of the crime.

Yes, There Will Be Tope & Caranval This Year, But With a New Name
Following last weeks bad news of the cancellation of the Zapote annual fair, the traditional "tope" and "carnaval" were also in jeopardy.

Baby, Its Cold!
The cold front from the north took over the Central Valley last night, with strong ice cold winds, dipping the thermometer to a chilling low of 14 Celsius (57 Fahrenheit). Normal night time temperatures at this time of the year is 19 - 21 Celsius (66 to 69 Fahrenheit).

Regent Announced Luxury Hotel in Papagayo
Regent Hotels, known for its highest standards of luxury hospitality, yesterday announced plans for a 50.000 square metre development in Punta de Papagayo (Guanacaste) with an investment of us$100 million dollars for a luxury hotel and residence for high end tourists.

Costa Rica To Compete For Regional Refinery
The Ministro del Ambiente y Energía (Environment and Energy minister), Roberto Dobles, announced that Costa Rica will compete with Guatemala and Panama in a bid to become the headquarters for a regional refinery that is worth some us$7 billion dollars in revenue.