AS the country’s malls, shops andcrafts markets bustle with shoppers seekingChristmas gifts for friends and families,charitable organizations are hopingtheir spirit of gift giving will...
THE holiday season is here and whileTico timekeeping is infamous, the onething many appear happy to begin early isa party.Rather than just celebrating a...
BEFORE making plans for yearendvacations and fiestas, you may want to takenote of what’s open and what’s closed inthe weeks ahead.Anyone with any government...
WHEN Alfred Bartsch was born threemonths ago, his parents took an extrastep in hopes of guaranteeing his futurehealth, and perhaps their own. Alfred wasthe...
THE complicated and time-consumingpermitting process necessary for constructionin Costa Rica threatens foreign investment,is bogging down one of the country’smost important environmental-protectionagencies and may drive...
ACCORDING to the Central Bank,Costa Rican exports have increased by anaverage of 9% during the past decade,with a 10.5% increase in January-October2004 (not including...
MUNICIPAL officials in CiudadQuesada, often called San Carlos, acrossroads town in north-central CostaRica, are considering a proposal from aprivate corporation to build a mall...
THREE companies that importceramic floor tiling from Spain havebeen accused of committing tax fraud inCosta Rica to the tune of $40 million bychanging the...
COSTA Rica’s petroleum costsreached $659 million last Nov. 15, anamount almost double last year’s costs.According to the Central Bank, the rise isa consequence of...
