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President Visits Site Of Moín Chemical Fire

President Oscar Arias visited the Caribbean port region yesterday during his first trip to the area since a disastrous chemical fire took two lives...

Ministry Raises Eyebrows With Executive Pardon

Though Costa Rica’s Criminal Code allows the Executive Branch to pardon prisoners, no presidential administration had used this tool in almost a decade –...

CAFTA Discussion Delayed While Pact Printed – Again

The Central American Free-Trade Agreement with the United States (CAFTA), formerly slated to make its grand debut on the Legislative Assembly floor this week,...

Brazilian Delegation Visits, Discusses Trade, Investment

A group of representatives from the Brazilian-Costa Rican Chamber of Commerce (CCBCR) visited Costa Rica last week to explore the possibility of investing here...

Nature Air Cancels Flights To Granada, Nicaragua

One month after re-instating flights from San José to Granada, Nicaragua, domestic airline Nature Air has cancelled the popular Monday, Thursday and Sunday service,...

Gas Prices Drop Again

Gas prices continued to decline this week as the Public Services Regulatory Authority (ARESEP) approved the third price reduction so far this year and...

Maritime Office Closes Amid Corruption Allegations

Amid allegations of corruption by two of its employees last week, the Municipality of Santa Cruz, in the northwestern province of Guanacaste, shut down...

Pharmaceutical Company To Expand Operations

The U.S. pharmaceutical company Hospira Inc. announced last week it plans to invest $9 million to expand its operation in Costa Rica and create...

Pineapple Growers Expect 20% Growth in Exports

Costa Rican pineapple producers are predicting their exports will increase as much as 20% this year to reach $500 million, thanks to a strong...

Chiquita Changes Focus on the Environment

SARAPIQUÍ, Heredia – Beneath the low canopy of the Nogal banana plantation in Costa Rica’s northeastern Sarapiquí region, the soft, muddy soil is littered...

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