No Gasoline Hike Thanks To Sala IV Appeal
Thanks to an appeal by a man identified only by his last name, Segura, the latest request by the Refinadora Costarricense de Petróleo (Recope) and approved last week by the Autoridad Reguladora de los Servicios Públicos (Aresep), to the Sala Constitucional or Sala IV (constitutional court), has been set aside.

Siamese Twins To Be Separated
The Siamese twins, Yuriela and Fiorella, will soon be travelling to the United States for an operation that will separate the two at a California hospital. The operation is scheduled for September.

Prosecutor Protests Release of Russian Embassy Hostage Taker
Costa Rica's chief prosecutor, Francisco Dall'Anesse appealed yesterday the court's decision over the weekend to release, Roman Bogdanyants, on bail and not accept the prosecution's request for six month's preventive detention.

Australia, Costa Rica Said Good Ecotourism Examples
Australia and Costa Rica are good examples for the multi-billion dollar world ecotourism business, which is growing at about 30 percent a year and in need of tight quality controls, experts said on Monday.

Frontier Aims for Flights to Costa Rica
Frontier Airlines has applied for federal authority to fly to Costa Rica, joining Spirit and First Choice in the race to add Costa Rica to their destinations

Villalobos Decision Expected Tomorrow
The court decision on the trial of Osvaldo Villalobos Camacho, one half of the "Brothers" operation is expected tomorrow.