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Traffic Law Reforms Submitted Amid Criticism

The Public Works and Transport Ministry (MOPT) this week unveiled proposed reforms to the nation’s Traffic Law as part of the government’s attempt to...

Foreigners Propose Trash-Fueled Power Plants

Part two in a two-part series Costa Rica’s 4.2 million citizens produce an estimated 4,000 metric tons of garbage every day, equivalent to 355 school...

Country Declines to be U.N. Consensus Candidate

Despite President Oscar Arias’ goal of winning Costa Rica a seat on the U.N. Security Council, Foreign Minister Bruno Stagno says the country is...

Poverty, Unemployment Dropped, Survey Says

This year’s Household Survey by the National Statistics and Census Institute (INEC) shows a slight drop in poverty and unemployment, but an increase in...

Fugitive Turns Himself in, 2 More Remain at Large

Accompanied by two brothers and his mother, fugitive Victor Urbina surrendered himself to police Oct. 26, a little more than two weeks after he...

Costa Rican Pilot Dies in Monteverde Plane Crash

A single-engine plane went down Wednesday in the north-central mountains of Monteverde, killing its pilot, Jaime Octavio Argudo, 39. Argudo, an experienced pilot and airplane...

New Coach Selected For National Soccer Team

Hernán Medford, coach of the Saprissa soccer team and a big name in the Tico soccer world, was named coach of the National Soccer...

INBio, Korea Plan Biodiversity Center

Plans to create a Korean-Costa Rican biodiversity center were finalized last month with the signing of an agreement by National Biodiversity Institute (INBio) president...

Fishing Law Reforms Rejected

Environmentalists are celebrating legislators’ rejection of a reform to the country’s Fishing Law they claim would have put marine species at risk. Costa Rica’s fishing...

Officials Investigate Fatal Gas Station Fire

Authorities are investigating an explosive fire that claimed the lives of two children, ages 5 and 13, at a Shell gas station Saturday in...

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