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Monthly Archives: February, 2010

Costa Rica still on blacklist of tax havens

Costa Rica remains on the list of tax havens published by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), according to documents seen by...

Five city blocks closed on Avenida 8

The heavier-than-usual traffic in downtown San José on Monday might not be clearing up anytime soon. The Municipality of San José closed five blocks...

Infinito Gold acquires new digs in Nicaragua

While still awaiting a Costa Rica court decision on its mine plans near the northern border, the Canadian company Infinito Gold Ltd. is making...

Talamanca mayor, three others arrested on corruption charges

Costa Rican Judicial Investigation Police officers (OIJ) arrested the mayor of Talamanca, Rugeli Morales, last Thursday morning on corruption charges, security ministry officials confirmed...

Press freedom group looks to Costa Rican legislature to repeal 102-year-old law

A New York-based press freedom association is calling on the Costa Rican legislature to eliminate criminal defamation on the heels of a recent Sala...

Employment indicator shows job gains

The number of workers enrolled in the Social Security System´s (Caja) health insurance program showed an increase of 1.4 percent in December 2009, the...

How Elections Work

Who can vote? Any citizen 18 or older and present in the country during the time of the election can vote. There is no absentee...

Profiles of the Presidential Candidates:

“At this moment, I would like Costa Rica to be a country in which we all feel safe walking in the streets, gathering outside...

Prohibition Repealed!

For many non-voting expatriates, particularly those from the United States or with an interest in the National Football League (NFL), the big decision on...

Study Weighs Environment Plans

An analysis by an independent, nonprofit Costa Rican environmental group, CO2  Neutral 2021, scored Citizen Action Party (PAC) presidential candidate Ottón Solís higher than...

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