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Getting Out the Vote

Expats do a double take upon entering the back room at Trocadero, a restaurant and lounge in downtown San José. Block letters...

After the Deluge . . .

SAN PABLODELEON CORTES – Lillian Valverde stands sobbing in front of the one wall left of her home. The others were washed away by...

What Is Going on With Senior Citizen Bus Passes?

Could you please clarify the situation on free bus passes for senior citizens? Both Costa Rican citizens and permanent residents have been eligible for...

Sportfishermen say guys with guns threatening them

JACO – Sportfishermen along the central Pacific coast are up in arms after some were harassed on the high seas by commercial fishing outfits.   Fishermen...

Lawmakers crack down on intellectual property violations

Costa Rica is one step closer to entering a free-trade agreement with the United States after lawmakers passed a measure yesterday to crack down...

Proposed bike routes to deflate Costa Rica fuel consumption

Five new bike routes are part of the solution the Costa Rican government is proposing to help Ticos “change the culture” of transportation and...

Ticos still pumping gasoline but demand for diesel drops

The high price of oil appears to be having an impact on consumption in Costa Rica.   Last month, Ticos burned 1,403,323 barrels of oil, 5...

Costa Rica green lovers slam Arias for ‘double talk’

Costa Rica environmentalists and academics yesterday lambasted the government for what they called continued “double talk” on matters of promoting green practices.   Some 25 organizations...

New soccer coach Kenton hopes to see ‘personality in the game’

The Costa Rican Soccer Federation confirmed yesterday that Rodrigo Kenton will take the reins of the national team after the federation sacked increasingly unpopular...

New threat – criminals posing as cops

The latest scam reveals criminals are becoming more sophisticated in Costa Rica.   Three men arrested June 22 in Ciudad Neily in Puntarenas near the Panama...

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