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Filmmaker Fights to Contain Climate ‘Monster’

For Nicolas Brown, the fight to stop the potentially catastrophic effects of global climate change is the challenge of his generation. “For my parents, it...

Costa Rica and Venezuela Still Talking Crude

Costa Rica is seeking to buy at least 20,000 barrels of fuel a day from Venezuela at preferential rates, said Robert Dobles, Environment, Energy...

BlackBerry Bursts Into Tico Market

The Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) and Canadian company Research In Motion (RIM) have announced an agreement to introduce BlackBerry handheld wireless service in...

Consumer Confidence Keeps Falling

The dropping value of the colón versus the U.S. dollar, mixed with rising prices, has driven consumer confidence down in recent months, according to...

Unique Boutique Offers New Line of Handbags

Cacao Tessile, a boutique specializing in one-of-a-kind handbags, recently opened its doors in La Sabana, in west San José. The owner is Gabriela Herrera, a...

Golfito Marina Project Delayed Another Year

Logistical problems and environmental complaints have pushed back progress on the Bahia Escondida Marina in Golfito by at least a year. Developers behind the marina,...

Big Arts Festival Canceled in Puerto Viejo

The third annual ArteViva festival in Puerto Viejo, scheduled for this weekend, was canceled unexpectedly after the area’s municipality revoked the festival’s permits, according...

Spain Said to Have Donated $35M for Water

The Costa Rican Water and Sewer Institute (AyA) could receive $35 million in funding for a series of water quality projects thanks to a...

Finance Minister To Run for President

Finance Minister Guillermo Zúñiga has announced he will run for president in 2010, joining a crowded field of aspirants from the National Liberation Party...

Poverty Group Dishes $182K to Flood Victims

The Mixed Institute for Social Aid (IMAS) announced ¢100 million (about $182,000) in aid for Hurricane Hanna flood victims. On Sept. 4, heavy rains...

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