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Monthly Archives: May, 2015

Costa Rica’s telecom regulator sanctions state-owned ICE for unfair competition

ICE was ordered to pay a ₡2.2 billion ($4 million) fine for unfair competition through a discount program aimed at attracting prepaid mobile phone users.

Powerhouse Costa Rican surf squad heads north to World Championships

Costa Rica will be represented by a lineup including international superstar Carlos Muñoz from Esterillos, Latin American champion Anthony Fillingim from Santa Teresa, and four-time world medalist Leilani McGonagle from Pavones.

Costa Ricans react to FIFA scandal like every other scandal: with memes

Ticos certainly are no strangers to corruption scandals. Here are some of the funniest memes in response to FIFA-Gate.

FIFA-Gate: Costa Rica’s Eduardo Li allegedly received 6-figure bribe, says US indictment

The 56-year-old president of Costa Rica’s national football federation built himself into a regional and international figure in the sport. But U.S. authorities say that with that rise came the temptations of a vast criminal conspiracy outlined in a sweeping indictment of FIFA.

Costa Rican boxer Tiquito Vásquez shoots for world title in Brooklyn

Dominican Javier “Abejón” Fortuna at a press conference predicted a knockout over Tiquito Vásquez.

Blatter says FIFA faces ‘more bad news’

FIFA President Sepp Blatter did not raise the many calls made for him to resign for Friday's election, as he opened FIFA's annual congress one day after seven top football officials were arrested as part of a U.S corruption inquiry.

There’s a real estate boom in Cuba, but for now, only Cubans can buy

Three years after Raúl Castro cast aside decades of communist housing dogma and allowed homeowners to buy and sell their properties for the first time since the 1960s, the island's real estate market is proving to be a powerful engine of economic and social change.

How the US can arrest FIFA officials in Switzerland

As many amateur humorists on social media noted Wednesday morning, there's a certain appropriateness to the United States having been the country to articulate and disrupt alleged corruption within the governing body of international football. Here's why they can do it.

Photos: Costa Rica’s most adorable baby animals

After living in Costa Rica for a few years, seeing world-class wildlife becomes routine.

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