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Tourism Job Fair Held in Guanacaste

IN an effort to bring together potential employees with employers, tourism-related businesses will fill Mall Centro Plaza Liberia, in the northwest province of Guanacaste’s...

U.S. Setback Won’t Sink Costa Rican Economy

“WHEN the United States sneezes, the whole world catches cold” – or so goes the old saying. However, as enormous a sneeze as Hurricane...

Oil Bill Could Hit $1 Billion Because of Multinationals

THE National Oil Refinery (RECOPE) announced this week the country’s oil bill could reach $1 billion by the end of the year, up from...

Costa Rica Reacts to Devastating U.S. Hurricane

HURRICANE Katrina, which struck the southeastern coast of the United States Aug. 29 with unprecedented fury and destruction, has had an impact on many...

Oil “Emergency” Spurs New Efforts to Reduce Use

STARTING in November, gas stations in the northwestern province of Guanacaste and the Central Pacific will offer gasoline with 10% ethanol – the latest...

Tribunal Studies Complaints Against Hotel Punta Leona

THE Environmental Tribunal is studying a series of complaints filed against Hotel Punta Leona, near the beach town of Jacó, in the province of...

U.N. Rankings Show Room for Improvement

DESPITE a 95.8% literacy rate and decades of boasting about its public education system, Costa Rica now ranks 112 out of 173 countries in...

Cigarette Trash Weighs In At 3,029 Kilos Per Day

MOST of the 577,000 active smokers in Costa Rica throw their cigarette butts and empty packs on city streets and in gutters, generating 3,029...

Joining Forces for Cleaner Coasts

RESIDENTS of the northwestern province of Guanacaste plan to celebrate the 20th annual International Coastal Cleanup Day Sept. 17 with a series of beach-cleaning...

High School Teachers Lack Math Specialization

COSTA Rican high school teachers’ lack of knowledge of mathematics is at the root of their students’ chronic high failure rate in national math...

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