Sixty years after abolishing its military, Costa Rica is promoting an ideology abroad that governments should funnel the billions spent on defense to social...
Students and parents at the French-CostaRicanSchool breathed a sigh of relief this month when the incoming French ambassador announced France would continue to invest...
The northwestern province of Guanacaste is going to get its first state-of-the-art private hospital for locals as well as foreigners here on medical vacations.
The...
MANAGUA – Hoping to spin their local reputation into an international market niche, Managua’s Hospital Metropolitano Vivian Pellas, the country’s first private hospital, is...
Costa Rica and Singapore will begin talks on a free-trade agreement, President Oscar Arias announced this week in a move that will further strengthen...
To give a “much needed push” to the financial sector, President Oscar Arias and Finance Minister Guillermo Zúñiga have drafted two proposed bills this...
This month, workers in Costa Rica will receive an additional amount of money with their end-of-the-year bonus known as the aguinaldo.
The time-honored holiday tradition,...
Some government agencies and private institutions are taking measures to reduce thefts and muggings that are common around the holiday season
Banco Nacional and Bancrédito...
