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Monthly Archives: August, 2014

Costa Rican gov’t and Red Cross suspend search for US hiker believed missing in Corcovado Nat’l Park

Representatives from the U.S. Embassy are now in Puerto Jiménez, near the park's eastern entrance, to take over the search, accompanied by Dial's father, Roman Dial, a National Geographic explorer and well-known adventure sportsman.

12 companies hoping to hire 700 bilingual professionals at job fair

The Politécnico Internacional, a private technical institute, will hold a job fair next Saturday to fill 700 vacancies available for bilingual workers.

Contemporary Dance Festival opens at the Melico Salazar

The 13th National Festival of Contemporary Dance presents the works of numerous Costa Rican dance companies over the course of five days.

Costa Rica’s Keylor Navas up for challenge after Madrid move

Navas is tipped to get the nod ahead of club legend Iker Casillas to start in goal for Carlo Ancelotti's side. The team's third goalie Diego López looks likely to be forced out.

‘Nabucco’ brings Verdi’s epic to life

The 140 artists involved in the National Lyric Company’s production of “Nabucco,” Giuseppi Verdi's epic opera, form a tidal wave of talent and coordination; the production is spectacular in every sense of the word.

Awaiting a court decision, anti-GMO activists gain symbolic ground

Awaiting a decision on legal reforms from the courts, anti-GMO activists in Costa Rica have taken the fight over transgenic crops to a grassroots level. The latest symbolic victory for those opposed to genetically modified organisms happened on July 25, when President Luis Guillermo Solís signed a decree naming native corn as cultural heritage, a designation managed by the Culture Ministry.

UPDATE: Human rights group founder says AP misrepresented work in Cuba for USAID

A Costa Rican human rights organization founder accused The Associated Press of “misrepresenting” his group’s humanitarian work in Cuba for the United States Agency for International Development and claimed that an AP reporter “extorted” interviews from his staff and broke his agreement with a source, in a statement Monday.

Hot wheels, cold cash: Police discover more than $1 million hidden in truck tires

In the driver’s compartment police also discovered the driver's 29-year-old son, who abandoned a truck he was driving in El Salvador on Friday with 102 kilograms of cocaine.

Cristian Gamboa becomes third Tico in English Premier League after signing with West Brom

Gamboa, 24, played in all five matches as Costa Rica made a stunning run to the quarterfinals in Brazil before losing on penalties to the Netherlands.

Quiznos, KFC opening more Costa Rica locations in $2.5 million regional expansion

Costa Rica-based QSR International, a fast food franchise developer, confirmed it will invest $2.5 million in opening new locations in the region this year.

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