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Monthly Archives: January, 2014

U.S. company hiring bilingual staff at new Heredia call center

The Results Companies on Wednesday opened a new customer service center in the America Free Zone in Heredia, north of the capital. Find out how to apply here.

Costa Rica headed for a runoff election as latest poll suggests 3-way tie

Costa Rica seems headed for its second runoff election in history with three candidates in a dead heat 15 days before the Feb. 2 election, according to the latest national poll.

Costa Rica’s Endangered Jaguars: Can Farmers and Conservationists Coexist?

On a wet September morning in La Unión, a sparsely populated town in Costa Rica’s northeast, Rolando Álvarez and his two young sons directed...

Recent rumblings from volcanoes in Central America not likely to affect Costa Rica

Recent volcanic activity in El Salvador and Guatemala has Central American geologists keeping an eye on the region’s volcanoes, including Costa Rica’s Rincón de la Vieja. While Rincón de la Vieja and some other Tico volcanoes have seen increased activity in recent years, geologists don’t foresee any immediate eruptions related to these giants.

Panama will use genetically modified mosquitoes to fight dengue

Panama will try to control a dengue outbreak that has claimed six lives this year by releasing transgenic mosquitoes.

Coming soon to Costa Rica: No more paper bills for water utilities

Costa Rica’s Water and Sewer Institute (AyA) this year will stop printing and delivering water bills to all residences, and will instead email or text them, an agency spokesman said.

9 things expats should know about recent immigration rumors

On Jan. 12, an article containing false information about new Costa Rican immigration laws was published on the blog Costa Rica Star, and created an uproar. The Costa Rican expat community and a Tico lawyer were quick to point out that the article was full of false information and a copy of an article published almost four years ago.

Tourist killing likely unrelated to victim’s testimony in New York murder case

Early in the morning on Dec. 22, Rutkiewicz was shot twice in a car in Brasilito. He drove several hundred meters to find help, but bled to death waiting on an ambulance. In the absence of helpful leads, Rutkiewicz’s previous status as a witness in a murder trial in Troy, New York, has been referenced repeatedly in the press.

Change in calculation of monthly deductions confuses Caja’s insurance holders

An increase in the amounts deducted by the Costa Rican Social Security System (Caja) this month surprised many who wonder about the origin of the increase they saw in their social security slip.

Why a new Tico Times logo?

Everyone needs a new look once in a while. And while The Tico Times’ new logotype is a radical change from that of our old site, it’s really not.

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