MOPT Loses Driver License Blanks, Proposes That BCR Issue Licenses Next Year
Need a driver's license and don't want to wait in line or haven't passed the driving exam? No need to worry, licenses may be available on the street, as the Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Transportes (MOPT) has learned that10.500 blank plastic cards and the laminating security seal it uses to issue driver licenses, have gone missing.

Drug Haul and Fishermen Arrived in Puntarenas
Sunday afternoon, a U.S. Coast Guard ship dropped off the four Costa Ricans and some 150 kilos of cocaine in the hands of Costa Rican officials. A Mexican and Colombian national, along with the rest of the 7.850 kilos of cocaine headed for the United States to stand trial there.

Tourism Drops, Minister Confident of Increase For 2007
According to the Spanish language daily, La Nación, Costa Rica had 75.000 less tourists in the last 12 months, between October 2005 and September 2006.

Health Ministry Preparing Guidelines For First Sperm Bank
A new kind of bank will soon be opening for the first time in Costa Rica: a sperm bank.

Gays Will Not Have Right to Adopt, Legislation Proposes
The Comisión de la Niñez y la Adolescencia de la Asamblea Legislativa is preparing to discuss a reform to Article 107 of the Código de Familia (family code) that would eliminate the possibility for gays to adopt children.