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Administration Launches Plan to Combat Drugs

President Oscar Arias’ administration will soon launch a national plan to crack down on drugs during the next five years, keeping in line with...

Renowned Think-Tank Founder Mourned

Friends and family of Samuel Stone Zemurray mourned one of Costa Rica’s leading academics this week at two services at La Capilla de Nuestra...

2006 Sees Increased Economic Development

The Central Bank Tuesday released what it called Costa Rica’s most important economic achievements this year: gross domestic product (GDP) growth of approximately 7%...

Accused Ex-President Wins One, Loses One

The Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court (Sala IV) last week ruled in favor of ex-President Miguel Angel Rodríguez (1998-2002), who had filed a...

President Pledges to Donate Salary to Poor

President Oscar Arias announced an unusual New Year’s resolution this week: starting in January 2007, he’s going to put his money where his mouth...

Leaders Agree on European Union Trade Talks: Rotating Structure Allows Each Region a Voice

After months of controversy, the Presidents of Central America announced a change of course Saturday during a joint press conference in San José regarding...

Costa Rica to Increase Marine Territory Protection

The Costa Rican government plans to establish a national strategy to increase the protection of its 589,000 kilometers of marine territory from 7% to...

Tica Scientist at NASA Furthers Nanotechnology

Many scientists get ahead by thinking big, but Jeannette Benavides’ forte is thinking small – and cheap. The Costa Rican scientist, a 20-year employee of...

Airport Facilities Open, Contract Woes Persist

As the country s tourism high season kicked into high gear, the government celebrated the completion of long-awaited improvements at the nation s two...

Tech Institute Director Joins CAFTA Protests

In person, Eugenio Trejos, director of the Technological Institute of Costa Rica (ITEC), is civil and soft-spoken. You wouldn’t know that, however, if you saw...

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