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Popular Strip Aims to Reduce Bitterness

After Vernon Gayle’s neck was slit on the Calle de la Amargura last October – the second murder there in two months – the...

Escazú Home Invasion Victim Shares Story

Lance Newby, a 59-year-old former U.S. Marine who owns an international real estate brokerage, was sitting in his home in Escazú, west of San...

One-Fifth of Tico Schoolchildren Overweight

In raising their children, many Costa Ricans apparently believe what their grandmothers taught them: the rounder a child, the healthier he or she is,...

Tico Arrested in Peru On Drug Charges

A 21-year-old singer from Costa Rica is in prison in Peru after being arrested on drug trafficking charges in late January. Wagner Ruíz, who is...

North American Fugitive Extradited

One of the FBI s most-wanted fugitives, U.S. citizen Russell Earl Winstead, 41, was extradited from Costa Rica last week. Winstead is charged with...

La Nación Correspondent Reports Attempted Shooting

Costa Rican journalist José Alberto Gatgens, a Caribbean zone correspondent for the daily La Nación, was the victim of an attempted shooting last week,...

Immigration Workers Accused Of Aiding Alleged Criminals

Two employees of the General Immigration Administration are being held in preventive detention for three months for allegedly accepting payments of up to $800...

New Boat Motors To Aid Coast Guard

Thanks to a donation of five outboard motors by the Taiwanese Embassy, the Golfito Coast Guard will soon have five more boats at its...

Metal Waste Threatens Coastal Biodiviersity

Moderate to high concentrations of lead, iron, copper, zinc and radioactive metals threaten the biodiversity of Costa Rica’s Pacific coastline, including fish, algae and...

German Vice-Minister Visits

Erich Stather, Germany’s Vice-Minister of Cooperation and Development, was in Costa Rica this week to visit areas benefiting from donations from Germany, as well...

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