WOMEN seeking more representation in theLegislative Assembly were offered a solution this week,one that also aims to protect the country from foreignexploitation and find...
IN the Coca-Cola bus station in western San José onerecent morning, backpack-laden tourists bought tickets,paradise at their fingertips: pristine beaches, lava-spoutingpeaks, the eerie silence...
THE National Technical Secretariatof the Environment (SETENA) has rejectedan environmental-impact study for aproposed hydroelectric dam on thePacuare River, in the Caribbean provinceof Limón.On Monday,...
MINISTER of Women’s AffairsGeorgina Vargas defended the NationalWomen’s Institute (INAMU) this weekagainst allegations the government institutionsupports abortion, which is both illegaland – according to...
THE Legislative Assembly approved areform Tuesday to add a new article to theassembly’s regulations, which will enablemembers to speed up the passage of certainbills,...
ANYONE with business involvinggovernment workers should bear in mindthat most public offices shut down for theweek of Semana Santa, or Easter HolyWeek.Labor Minister Fernando...
WOMEN in Costa Rica celebratedtheir rights as well as exercised themTuesday in honor of InternationalWomen’s Day.A group of women’s organizations,collectively called Mesoamerican Womenin Resistance,...
MORE Costa Rican babies than everare surviving their first year of life. Lastyear, the infant-mortality rate was 9.25 per1,000 babies born according to theNational...
THE private CIMA Hospital is planningto celebrate its fifth anniversary witha series of special events next week.The hospital, located in the westernsuburb of Escazú,...
