Law Against Domestic Violence Signed
On Thursday, Costa Rican president Oscar Arias, signed into law the contoversial "Ley de Penalización de la Violencia contra las Mujeres" - in short, the new domestic violence law.

"NO" To TLC Campaign Kicks Off Tomorrow
The Partido Acción Ciudadana (PAC), led by Ottón Solís, will kick off tomorrow its campaign against the Tratado de Libre Comercio (TLC) - free trade agreement with the United States.

Technical Committee Gives Green Light To Alterra Proposal
A six-member technical committee in Costa Rica has deemed "feasible" a proposal from the International Finance Corporation-led group of banks and capital San José's Juan Santamaría international airport operator Alterra Partners.

Pedestrian Walkways Are For Pedestrians, Constitutional Court Rules
The Sala Constitucional (Constitutional Court) did not find merit the recurso amparo (appeal) action by a group of neighbours against the municipality for closing off to vehicular traffic the "alameda"-  a common pedestrian walkway between homes - located in the Urbanización Miraflores en San Pablo de Heredia.

Crater Endangers School Children
Parents of students of the Escuela María Reina, in Pavas, have been asking the school and the municipality to fill in the large crater, that has become a danger to all children, at the back of the school.

Toxic Toothpaste Turns Up in Costa Rica
The Ministerio de Salud (Health officials) said Friday they have seized more than 350 tubes of Chinese-made toothpaste tainted with a deadly chemical reportedly found in tubes sold elsewhere in the world.