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Conservation Leader Visits Country “To Learn”

THE president of the World Conservation Union (IUCN), Mohammed Valli Moosa, from South Africa, visited Costa Rica this week on a tour he described...

Nature Air Flight Breaks Off Wing

THE wing broke off a Nature Air plane Tuesday after it hit an electricity post and fence during take-off from Puerto Jiménez, on the...

Country’s Gas Bill Increased 45% in 2005

COSTA Rica’s gas bill in 2005 reached an estimated $1.02 billion, a 45.2% increase over 2004, when the country spent $700 million.   A representative of...

U.S. Rep. Dan Burton Visits, Promotes CAFTA

U.S. Representative Dan Burton, a Republican from Indiana, spoke with Costa Rican leaders about the importance of ratifying the Central American Free-Trade Agreement with...

Electricity to Increase As Much as 14.5%

ELECTRICITY bills paid by 1.2 million subscribers around the country could increase 6.5-14.5%, depending on where they live, the daily La Nación reported.   The National...

Comptroller: $28 Too Much for a Meal

SENDING the message that public officials do not need to spend ¢14,000 ($28) each to eat during management meetings, the Comptroller General’s Office suspended...

New Customs System Delayed at Main Airport

THE Finance Ministry has postponed the implementation of its new automated online Customs system, known as TICA, at Juan Santamaría International Airport from Jan....

Government Has Collected Almost All 2005 Taxes

DURING the first 10 months of 2005, the Costa Rican government collected 88% of taxes expected for the year, according to the daily La...

Alajuela Aims to Attract More Investment, Tourism

NOT content to sit back and wait for opportunity to knock, municipal leaders in Alajuela, northwest of San José, have launched a new strategy...

Jairo Pérez Star of Copa Mango in Hermosa

LAST weekend’s Copa Mango in Playa Hermosa, just south of Jacó on the central Pacific coast, was a Circuito Nacional de Surf contest of...

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